NOTE: When WORK is not WORK (Update)

That’s what happens when you take a break! I’ve not posted in here for a couple of months; my first post after my break (NOTE: When WORK is not WORK) looks a little sloppy. Damn!

The information was technically correct, but I’ve had a couple of polite…

Jedi SAS Tricks: Reset SAS System Options

One of my students emailed me, asking how to easily reset SAS system options. He was looking for a one-liner solution, just like you get with graphic options: GOPTIONS RESET; While there isn’t a RESET keyword for the OPTIONS statement, you can save you…

SAS BI: Tell SAS What You Want in the SASWare Ballot

Last week I received a tweet from Kerri Rivers (@kerri_rivers) reminding me to vote in the SASware Ballot. I met Kerri at SAS Global Forum this past year.  She is a consultant for SAS with a wicked good sense of humor.  Yes – my kind of person! Anyway she had a good suggestion. What is the SASWare Ballot? You can visit the SASWare Ballot website to check all the suggestions that other customers have made. If you see one a suggestion you like – vote for it!  See one you do not understand – ask a question.  See one that you think could be even better – make a comment.  You will have to be logged in – don’t worry it’s free!  Review the Suggestions There are plenty of good suggestions based on the products (SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS BI Dashboard, and so on ).  For instance, here is a suggestion for the Information Delivery Portal.  The user suggests that a portlet that allows you to enter HTML code directly and immediately below it someone commented that the feature was available in a earlier release.  I like this idea – however you can use a stored process to deliver to HTML […]

NOTE: Farewell to London 2012

This week is going to feel strange. “London 2012” will revert to simply being a reference to London in the year 2012 BC. Since the 2012 Olympics were awarded to London on 6th July 2005, the phrase “London 2012” has held special meaning and anticipati…