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SAS® Viya® Platform Programming Documentation

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Welcome to SAS Programming Documentation
What's New
Learning SAS Viya Platform Programming
Syntax Quick Links
Python Programming
Advanced Analytics
Data Access
Cloud Analytic Services
SAS Language Reference
- SAS Programmer’s Guide: Essentials
- Base SAS Procedures
- DATA Step Programming
- Global Statements
- System Options
- Macro Language Reference
- FedSQL Programming
- DS2 Programming
  - DS2 Reference
  - DS2 Programmer’s Guide
- SAS Component Objects
- Expression Language
Migrating to UTF-8
Example Data Sets
SAS Code Debugging
Output and Graphics
In-Database Processing
Security and Administration
SAS Servers
Using the batch Plug-In for the SAS Viya CLI
Accessibility on the SAS Viya Platform
SAS Data Quality
SAS Job Execution Web Application Doc Link
SAS Job Execution Web Application
SAS Data and AI Studio
SAS Visual Analytics
SAS Viya Platform: Administration
SAS Viya Platform Operations
Other Resources

DS2 and the DATA Step

Similarities between DS2 and the DATA Step

Differences between DS2 and the DATA Step

Last updated: September 2, 2026

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