Chapter 1
Introduction to SAS®
Enterprise Guide®
Section 1.1
SAS® Enterprise Guide®
and the SAS® System
Objectives
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Define the SAS System.
Define the relationship between SAS Enterprise Guide
and SAS software.
SAS Software
SAS is an integrated suite of software products. The
functionality of the system is built around four data-driven
tasks:
 data access
 data management
 data analysis
 data presentation.
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SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Software
You can use SAS Enterprise Guide to access the power
of SAS without learning the SAS programming language.
If you are a SAS programmer, you can use
SAS Enterprise Guide to create new code or modify
existing programs.
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SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Software
SAS programmers can also take advantage of
SAS Enterprise Guide to
 share project files with other programmers as well as
nontechnical analysts
 generate graphs and complex analyses quickly
 create different output formats using ODS
 create and modify style sheets using a simple
interface
 create SQL queries quickly and easily through an
intuitive interface.
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Behind the Scenes
SAS Enterprise Guide can use the execution power of the
server to access data and run SAS processes, and then
return the results to your client PC.
SAS
on Windows
SAS
on Mainframe
SAS Enterprise
Guide
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SAS
on UNIX
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System Requirements
SAS Enterprise Guide runs on Microsoft Windows
platforms, including
 Windows NT 4.0
 Windows 2000
 Windows XP.
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SAS Software Requirements
Enterprise Guide is an open client that runs on
Microsoft Windows platforms.
Minimum: Base SAS software must be licensed on client
or remote server.
Integration Technologies for remote SAS access
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Section 1.2
Introduction to SAS®
Enterprise Guide ®
Objectives
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Review the capabilities and major features of
SAS Enterprise Guide software.
Review the purpose of the different areas of the
SAS Enterprise Guide workspace.
Identify the steps in a typical SAS Enterprise Guide
session.
Introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide
SAS Enterprise Guide software is an easy-to-use
application that provides
 an intuitive visual interface
 access to the power of SAS
 transparent access to data
 ready-to-use tasks for analysis and reporting
 easy exporting of data and results to other applications
 scripting and automation.
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SAS Enterprise Guide Interface
SAS Enterprise Guide provides a point-and-click
interface that contains dialog boxes…
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SAS Enterprise Guide Interface
…as well as wizards…
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SAS Enterprise Guide Interface
…and drag-and-drop functionality.
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SAS Enterprise Guide Interface
Both the
appearance and
the behavior of
SAS Enterprise
Guide can be
customized.
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SAS Enterprise Guide Interface
A traditional SAS programming environment is also available.
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Projects
SAS Enterprise Guide uses projects to organize related
data, tasks, code, and results.
To begin work with SAS Enterprise Guide, you
 create a project
 add data to the project
 select tasks to manage, analyze, and report on the
data.
Additionally, you can
 customize results
 automate the process.
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Projects
The Project window displays the active project and
associated data, code, notes, and results.
Project window
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Process Flow
The Process Flow window displays the process flow diagram
for the project. You can use a process flow diagram (PFD) to
run the entire project or to run only specific tasks.
Process Flow window
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Data
SAS Enterprise Guide provides transparent access to
virtually any data anywhere.
Server List
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Tasks
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Manage and analyze data.
Create reports.
Generate formatted results.
Tasks
Tasks are organized by category in the Task List
window.
Task List
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Tasks
Task dialogs are designed with many similar features
so that you can easily learn to use them.
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Results
Results produced by tasks are displayed in the Work
Area.
Work Area
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Formatting Results
Results can be formatted as
 HTML
 plain text
 PDF
 RTF.
You can also
 insert results into presentation software
 e-mail, save, or publish results as HTML.
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Code Generation
As you build tasks, SAS Enterprise Guide generates SAS
code.
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Automating a Process
You can create a process flow to script the execution
of projects or elements of projects.
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Chapter 2
Analysis Capabilities
Section 2.1
An Overview of Statistical
Tasks
Objectives
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Define the statistical tasks incorporated into SAS
Enterprise Guide.
Explore ways of customizing statistical tasks.
The Real Power of
Enterprise Guide
…is to bring the extensive
power of SAS System
analytics to your fingertips.
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Analytic Tasks
Tasks represent commonly used procedures from
 Base SAS
 SAS/STAT
 SAS/QC
 SAS/ETS
 SAS/GRAPH.
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Describe Menu
Commonly used Base SAS procedures
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The Analyze Menu
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The ANOVA Menu
SAS/STAT procedures for group comparisons and linear
models
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The Regression Menu
SAS/STAT procedures for regression analyses
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The Multivariate Menu
SAS/STAT procedures for multivariate analyses
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The Survival Analysis Menu
SAS/STAT procedures for time-to-event analyses with
censoring
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The Capability Analysis Menu
SAS/QC procedure for distribution and capability analysis
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The Control Charts Menu
SAS/QC procedure for Shewhart control charts
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The Time Series Menu
SAS/ETS procedures for time series analysis and
forecasting
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The Graph Menu
SAS/GRAPH procedures
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Customizing Tasks Within the Wizards
Customize analyses using point-and-click
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Customizing Tasks With Code
Leverage the power of the SAS programming language.
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Customizing Analyses With Programs
Write your own SAS programs.
A SAS log notifies
you of messages
and errors.
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Customizing Analyses with Add-ins
You can also create your own task add-ins to perform
exactly the analyses you want.
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