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SAS Enterprise Guide Moving from 4.1 to 4.3 What’s New and Different? Chris Hemedinger, SAS
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>12 years of SAS Enterprise Guide
Release Date
Team founded October-97
SAS Enterprise Guide 1.0 October-99
SAS Enterprise Guide 1.1 July-00
SAS Enterprise Guide 1.2 April-01
SAS Enterprise Guide 1.3 September-01
SAS Enterprise Guide 2.0 September-02
SAS Enterprise Guide 2.05 May-03
SAS Enterprise Guide 2.1 April-04
SAS Enterprise Guide 3.0 July-04
SAS Enterprise Guide 3.02 February-05
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 March-06
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 (Vista) April-07
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 March-09
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.22 September-09
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3 August-10
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.305 July-11
SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1 February-12
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How SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3…
Makes it easier to get started
Lets you do more before jumping to code
Produces better results using SAS 9.2
Offers more flexibility for experts
Improves productivity for SAS programmers
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Easier to get started
New activity-based user interface
New simpler tasks for filtering and reporting
Enhanced report builder makes it easier to share results
Role-based control helps reduce clutter
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Activity-based user interface
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Simple filtering – Filter and Sort task
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Simple tabular report – List Report wizard
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Reports ready for sharing using SAS Report
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Role-based control over who does what
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Do more before jumping to code
More control for importing data
Customize your menu with task templates
Use conditions to make your process flow work smarter
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Improving importing data
Optimized for Microsoft Excel and text
Select data ranges
Rename columns to comply with SAS rules
Options to use PROC IMPORT
Options to include records as DATALINES
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Customize with Task Templates
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Detangle your flows with conditions
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Take advantage of SAS 9.2/9.3
ODS Statistical Graphics wherever possible
Integration: new features in stored processes and information maps
Support for SAS 9.2 security features
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ODS stat graphics everywhere
Integrated into over 20 analytical tasks
Professional appearance
Consistent with active style
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Integration with new SAS platform features
Stored processes – now with dynamic prompts
Information maps – now with prompted filters and aggregated results
Registered data in SAS Folders – relational and OLAP
Support for security model – “single signon”
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Showing SAS programmers the ♥ Automatic syntax suggestions and
completion
Integrated syntax help
“Tidy” feature for SAS and macro programs
Code analyzer to view your program flow
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New options for the expert
Use the project log to see it all
Declutter the log (unwrap the ODS “sandwich”)
See full data details in file dialog
Create a client-side “autoexec” program
Project “Autoexec” flow
Project autosave/recover
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The project log – your work on record
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Unwrap the ODS “sandwich” in your log
Tools->Options->Results: General
Show generated wrapper code in SAS log
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See more details in the file dialog
Tools->Options->General
Show full details when viewing SAS libraries
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Client-side “autoexec” program
Tools->Options->SAS Programs
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Project autosave/recovery
Configurable time interval and location
Can save “linked” items such as SAS programs too
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Recap
Easier to use
Achieve more with less code
Leverages what’s new in SAS
Lots of goodies for the experts
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Where can I learn more?
SAS support site:
SAS Enterprise Guide discussion forum (communities.sas.com)
http://support.sas.com/eguide
Blog:
http://blogs.sas.com/sasdummy
SAS Talks series
http://support.sas.com/sastalks