SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9

This accelerated SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9 course, measures a candidate’s ability to use data integration development knowledge and skills in a SAS® environment.

This course tests the candidate's ability to apply the skills and knowledge necessary for data integration development in the SAS® environment.

The certified person will become an expert with SAS Data Management, including SAS Data Integration Studio and SAS Management Console. The person can be built data available for reporting tools and analysis, specifically SAS Visual Analytics.

In just 2 days, you’ll learn to define the architecture of the platform for SAS Business Analytics. You’ll also learn how to:

• Describe the available interfaces
• Define the change management feature of SAS Data Integration Studio
• Define architecture of the platform for SAS Business Analytics.
• Create metadata for source and target data.
• Create metadata for target data and jobs.
• Work with transformations.
• Work with tables and table loader transformation.
• Work with slowly changing dimensions.
• Define generated transformations.
• Deploying jobs.

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the SAS exam, and achieve your SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9 certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• SAS Data Integration Developer’s

Module 1: Creating Metadata for Source and Target Data

• Define administrative tasks to be performed for SAS Data Integration Studio.
• Describe the New Library Wizard.
• Use Register Tables wizard to register source data.
• Register metadata for a comma-delimited external file.
• Import and Export Metadata.

Module 2: Creating Metadata for Target Data and Jobs

• Describe features of the New Table wizard.
• Discuss components of Join's Designer window Investigate mapping and propagation.
• Work with performance statistics.
• Generate reports on metadata for tables and jobs.
• Define Impact and Reverse Impact Analysis.
• Import SAS code.

Module 3: Working with Transformations

• Discuss and use the Extract and Summary Statistics transformation.
• Discuss and use the Loop transformations.
• Investigate where status handling is available.
• Explain the functionality of the Data Validation transformation.
• Discuss and use the Rank, Transpose, Append, List and Sort transformations.
• Discuss and use the Apply Lookup Standardization transformation.
• Discuss and use the Compare Tables transformation.
• Discuss and use transformations in the SQL grouping of transformations.
• Apply and use the Standardize with Definition transformation.

Module 4: Working with Tables and the Table Loader Transformation

• Discuss reasons to use the Table Loader transformation.
• Discuss various load styles provided by the Table Loader transformation.
• Discuss various types of keys and how to define in SAS Data Integration Studio.
• Discuss indexes and how to define in SAS Data Integration Studio.
• Discuss Table Loader options for keys and indexes.
• Discuss the Bulk Table Loader transformation.
• Discuss and use the components of the Join's Designer Window related to in-database processing.

Module 5: Working with Slowly Changing Dimensions

• List the functions of the SCD Type 2 transformation.
• Define business keys.
• Detect and track changes.
• Discuss the Lookup transformation.
• Discuss the SCD Type 1 Loader.

Module 6: Defining Generated Transformations

• Define SAS code transformation templates.
• Create a custom transformation

Module 7: Deploying Jobs

• Discuss the types of job deployment available for SAS Data Integration Studio Jobs.
• Provide an overview of the scheduling process.
• Discuss the types of scheduling servers.
• Discuss the Schedule Manager in SAS Management Console.
• Discuss batch servers.
• Describe deployment of SAS Data Integration Studio jobs as a SAS Stored Process.
• In Database Processing
• Define in-database processing
• Enable in-database processing
• Define and discuss ELT methods
• Use a DBMS function in a SAS DI job

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered Certification Guarantee:

SAS® Certified Data Integration Developer for SAS®9 A00-260 Exam

• Duration: 105 minutes
• Format: Multiple-choice questions
• Number of questions: 75 questions
• Passing score: 69% correct to pass

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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