Mastering SAS Programming for Data Warehousing

Preface

SAS is used for various functions in the development and maintenance of data warehouses because of its reputation of being able to handle so-called big data. SAS software has been in existence a long time, and has been implemented in many large, data-intensive environments, including data warehouses.

This book provides end-to-end coverage of the practical programming considerations to make when involving SAS in a data warehouse environment. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and self-assessment questions, the book helps you begin to make decisions about the roles SAS should play in your data warehouse. It will teach you how to design arrays and macros to standardize extract-transform-load ...