Defining SAS Programs

See also: Setting Up SAS as an IDE

This section includes information on:

• SAS Program Development Process
  There are three basic ways to use SAS source code in Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub.
• Connecting to SAS
  There are three ways to connect to SAS for Program development: Connected Mode, SAS Connected Mode with Work Area Data, and Disconnected Mode. You can specify the mode you want to use in your User Preferences, although your choices may be restricted by your company.
• SAS Program and Source Code Types
  Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub supports three types of SAS Programs and handles each one differently during execution:
• Writing SAS Primary Source Code
  Create a Source Code definition of type Program in a SAS Program to hold the source code that accomplishes the business purpose of the Program: merging or transforming data and/or producing one or more figures, listings, or table reports.
• Creating a SAS Macro Catalog
  Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub includes the Program type SAS macro Catalog especially for the purpose of storing SAS macros that are approved for reuse.
• About SAS Format Catalogs in the Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub
  A SAS format translates short data value codes like zero (0) and one (1) to meaningful data values such as Male and Female or Yes and No.
• Creating a SAS Format Catalog
  To create a SAS Format Catalog in Oracle Life Sciences Data Hub:
• Calling an API to Capture Output Parameter Values