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SASInstitute SAS Advanced Programming Exam for SAS 9 : A00-212

A00-212
  • Exam Code: A00-212
  • Exam Name: SAS Advanced Programming Exam for SAS 9
  • Updated: Sep 06, 2025
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According to SAS, SAS® Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS®9 this credentials signifies the upper echelon of SAS programmers who demonstrate a high level of proficiency in SAS® programming expertise.

A00-212 : SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 Exam is a certification exam that is conducted by Google to validates candidate knowledge and skills of working as a advanced programmer in the Company.

A00-212 : SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 exam covers the basic and advanced concepts of advanced DATA step programming statements and efficiency techniques to solve complex problems,writing and interpreting SAS SQL code,creating and using the SAS MACRO facility.

After passing this exam, candidates get a certificate from SAS that helps them to demonstrate their proficiency in A00-212 : SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 to their clients and employers.

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1. Accessing Data Using SQL

Generate detail reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.

  • Create new columns.
  • Retrieve rows that satisfy a condition.
  • Select columns in a table.
  • Use the SELECT statement.
  • Join tables - inner joins, full joins, right joins, left joins.
  • Validate a query.
  • Combine tables using set operators - union, outer join, except, intersect.
  • Sort data.

Generate summary reports by working with a single table, joining tables, or using set operators in the SQL procedure.

  • Filter grouped data.
  • Group data.
  • Summarize data.

Construct sub-queries and in-line views within an SQL procedure step.

  • Reference an in-line view with other views or tables (multiple tables).
  • Subset data by using correlated subqueries.
  • Subset data by using non-correlated subqueries (HAVING clause).

Compare solving a problem using the SQL procedure versus using traditional SAS programming techniques.

  • Use PROC SQL with the SAS Macro Facility.
  • Delete a table.
  • Alter columns attributes.
  • Delete rows.
  • Create an index.
  • Use SAS data set options with PROC SQL.
  • Create SAS Data sets (tables).
  • Update data values in a table.
  • Insert rows into tables.

Access Dictionary Tables using the SQL procedure.

  • Use the DESCRIBE TABLE statement.
  • Access SAS system information by using DICTIONARY tables.

2. Macro Processing

Create user-defined and automatic macro variables within the SAS Macro Language.

  • Use the SYMGET function to return the value of a macro variable to the DATA step during DATA step execution.
  • Use %INPUT statement.
  • Define Macro variables.
  • Use the SYMPUT and SYMPUTX routine in the DATA Step.
  • Use %LOCAL statement.
  • Use %GLOBAL statement.
  • Use INTO clause of the SELECT statement in SQL.

Automate programs by defining and calling macros using the SAS Macro Language.

  • Generate SAS Code conditionally by using the %IF-%THEN-%ELSE macro statements or iterative %DO statements.
  • Define a macro.
  • Use the %MACRO statement.
  • Pass information into a macro using parameters.
  • Insert comments into macros.

Understand the use of macro functions.

  • Generate SAS Code conditionally by using the %IF-%THEN-%ELSE macro statements or iterative %DO statements.
  • Define a macro.
  • Use the %MACRO statement.
  • Pass information into a macro using parameters.
  • Insert comments into macros.

Use various system options that are available for macro debugging and displaying values of user-defined and automatic macro variables in the SAS log.

  • Examine the generated SAS statements with MPRINT.
  • Trace the flow of execution with MLOGIC.
  • Use the %PUT statement to track problems.
  • Use system options to track problems.
  • Examine macro variable resolution with SYMBOLGEN.

Create data-driven programs using SAS Macro Language.

  • Create macro variables with a list of values.
  • Use indirect reference to macro variables.
  • Generate repetitive macro calls using the %DO loop, macro variable, and the EXECUTE routine.

3. Advanced Programming Techniques

Demonstrate the use of advanced data look-up techniques such as array processing, hash objects, formats, and merging.

  • Process data with multi-dimensional arrays.
  • Create custom formats with the PICTURE statement.
  • Compare DATA step match-merge and PROC SQL joins.
  • Combine data conditionally using multiple set statements.
  • Combine data using multiple set statements with KEY= option.
  • Combine multiple data sets using FILEVAR= option.
  • Manage custom formats with FMTSEARCH= system option.
  • Use hash objects as lookup tables.
  • Use formats to create data via lookups.

Reduce computing resource requirements by controlling the space required to store SAS data sets.

  • Use compression techniques, RLE (Run-Length Encoding) and RDC (Ross Data Compression).
  • Use SAS views.
  • Eliminate variables and observations.
  • Reduce length of numeric variables.

Use the FCMP procedure to create a user-defined function.

  • Define a SAS function

Perform effective benchmarking.

  • Use SAS System options to track resources.
  • Understand resources related to efficiency.
  • Interpret the resulting resource utilization statistics for the Z/OS environment and for directory based OS.

Use SAS indexes.

  • Identify appropriate applications for using indexes.
  • Create and delete indexes using the DATA step, the DATASETS procedure, or the SQL procedure.

Compare techniques to eliminate duplicate data.

  • Use the SORT procedure.
  • Use the SQL procedure.
  • Use the DATA step.

Reference: https://www.sas.com/en_us/certification/credentials/foundation-tools/advanced-programmer.html

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A00-212 : SAS Advanced Programming for SAS 9 exam is administered by SAS and Pearson VUE has created a track for IT professionals to certify as a IT Programer on SAS.This certification program provides SAS professionals a way to demonstrate their skills. The assessment is based on a rigorous exam using industry standard methodology to determine whether a candidate meets SAS's proficiency standards.

SAS® Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS®9, candidates who earn this credential must have either SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS®9 or the SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9 accreditation and then take and pass the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS®9 exam.

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