https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950433#M687 <P>You are correct,&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13684">@Rick_SAS</a>. I have corrected the date.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:38:12 GMT ShelleySessoms 2024-11-12T12:38:12Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950375#M684 <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Date:&nbsp;<STRONG>Thursday November 14, 2024</STRONG></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>Time:&nbsp;<STRONG>Noon to 1pm ET</STRONG></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>Title:&nbsp;<STRONG>A Brief Introduction to DS2</STRONG></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>Where:&nbsp;<STRONG>Virtual meeting on Zoom,&nbsp;email&nbsp;<U><A title="mailto:researchtrianglesasusersgroup@gmail.com" href="mailto:researchtrianglesasusersgroup@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-linkindex="4">researchtrianglesasusersgroup@gmail.com</A></U>&nbsp;for the Zoom link</STRONG></SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal">Presenter:&nbsp;<STRONG>Charu Shankar</STRONG></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>Description:</SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>DS2 is a SAS programming language available in Base SAS 9.4+ and in all versions of SAS Viya.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>The language is designed for simple, safe parallel processing using an intriguing combination of SQL and traditional DATA step syntax. DS2 is also capable of accessing and processing database high-precision numeric values such as BIGINT and DECIMAL without any loss of precision.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> </DIV> <DIV> <P class="x_xxxxmsonormal"><SPAN>The paper discusses the benefits of converting a base SAS DATA step to DS2 when the DATA step process is CPU-bound and shows the amazing boost in processing speed that can be achieved by running the process in CAS on SAS Viya.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> </DIV> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:37:25 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950375#M684 ShelleySessoms 2024-11-12T12:37:25Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950430#M686 <P>I believe the correct date for this is Thursday 14NOV2024.</P> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:14:26 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950430#M686 Rick_SAS 2024-11-12T10:14:26Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950433#M687 <P>You are correct,&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/13684">@Rick_SAS</a>. I have corrected the date.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:38:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Upcoming-Events/RTSUG-presents-A-Brief-Introduction-to-DS2/ec-p/950433#M687 ShelleySessoms 2024-11-12T12:38:12Z