Technical Documentation

Guides de référence et documentation technique SAS Viya.

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Data Access Data Management Programming SAS Engines SQL Query Language
Data Access
Beyond Physical Files: Unlocking the Logical Power of the SAS Dataset Mode

This document explains how SAS engines manage access and processing of data files in the SAS Compute Server, includin...

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Data Access
Beyond the Basics: Mastering SAS Data Access Models and Record-Level Locking

This document describes the characteristics of SAS engines, including a summary of commonly used engines, the default...

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Programming
Beyond the DATA Step: Unleashing Multithreaded Power with SAS DS2

DS2 is an advanced programming language for the SAS Viya platform, optimized for parallel execution on the Cloud Anal...

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Data Access
CAS vs. Compute Server: Where Should You Run Your FedSQL Code in SAS Viya

FedSQL is a proprietary SAS implementation of the ANSI SQL:1999 standard, offering scalable, multi-threaded, high-per...

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Data Management
SAS Library Management: 3 Essential Ways to Audit and Locate Your Data

This document provides SAS code examples to display information about SAS libraries and their members. It shows how t...

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Data Access
SAS Table Structure: Optimize Your Metadata and Sorting (V9/SPD)

This document defines what a SAS data set is, its components (data and metadata), and how it is stored depending on t...

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SQL Query Language
Scaling SQL in Viya: How FedSQL Delivers High-Performance, Multithreaded Processing

SAS FedSQL is a proprietary implementation of the ANSI SQL:1999 standard, offering a scalable and high-performance wa...

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Data Management
Session vs. Global: Mastering User-Defined Format Scopes in SAS Viya

This feature allows user-defined formats to be stored in SAS catalogs or in a format library on the CAS server. These...

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Data Access
The Big Four: Decoding the Differences Between Work, User, Sashelp, and Sasuser

This document describes the default SAS libraries (Work, User, Sashelp, Sasuser) provided by SAS, their role, use, an...

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Programming
The Brain Behind the Cloud: How SAS Macros Drive CAS Performance

Explains the support for SAS Macro language in the SAS Viya 4 environment and its interaction with the CAS server.

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SAS Engines
V9 vs. The World: Choosing the Right SAS Engine for Big Data and Parallel Processing

This document describes the essential characteristics of SAS engines, including the default V9 (BASE) engine, big dat...

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