Year 2000 Processing in SAS® Software

Duration: 1.0 day CEUs: 0.6

AUDIENCE
Managers, Analysts and Programmers who need to learn the issues of date processing in SAS.

BENEFITS
This course is designed to show individuals how to structure SAS programs for Year 2000 compliance. It is designed as a condensed, lecture only presentation that looks at the issues of what to do to validate programs.

PREREQUISITES
Previous exposure to creating and submitting SAS programs, some basic understanding of date processing.

COURSE TOPICS

What are SAS Dates?

Date Functions

Date Formats

Date Informats

Macros for data processing

How to program date logic

Where to look for potential date problems

Samples of existing code with date problems

Suggested resolutions

How to calculate dates in SAS

Date Import and Export issues

Software Used: Base SAS Software.