https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69712#M424 Try the file import node. Data should already be in tabular form without extra rows or columns for annotation. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:43:35 GMT David_Duling 2010-09-03T14:43:35Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69711#M423 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> I've recently cleared my EM 6.1 certification. I want to learn as much as I can on different data sets. I've access to SAS OnDemand Acedemics version. The question that I've is - is there any easy way to import external datasets (say in MS Excel) into SAS so that I can perform analytics on them?<BR /> <BR /> Any response on this is highly appreciated. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:27:03 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69711#M423 deleted_user 2010-09-03T14:27:03Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69712#M424 Try the file import node. Data should already be in tabular form without extra rows or columns for annotation. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:43:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69712#M424 David_Duling 2010-09-03T14:43:35Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69713#M425 Thanks for the response.<BR /> <BR /> Forgot to mention that for some reason I don't see Import node. Can it be something to do with my access level on EM 6.1? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:59:36 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Data-Science/Importing-external-datasets-in-EM/m-p/69713#M425 deleted_user 2010-09-03T15:59:36Z