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PharmaSUG, Michigan, WIILSU... all these amazing in-person events but now what?

 

BASUG is back with a virtual webinar this Wednesday!! Click here to register.

 

Mark Jordan will be giving an Intro to DS2. 

 

DS2 is a SAS-proprietary programming language available in Base SAS. It is designed for parallel processing using an intriguing combination of SQL and traditional DATA step syntax. In this overview, you will learn:
• Basic DS2 programming syntax
• Similarities and differences from traditional DATA step programming.
• Thumb rules for choosing DS2 or DATA step
• How to access and manipulate the database table data at full precision using ANSI data types like DECIMAL, BIGINT, and VARCHAR.
• How to convert DATA step programs into DS2 threads to enable parallel processing.