Create Custom Steps with SAS Studio | SAS Viya Quick Start Tutorial

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This Quick Start tutorial shows you how to create custom steps with SAS Studio. You will learn to use the Custom Step Designer tab to build an intuitive user interface that will automatically update and run SAS code behind the scenes. Your custom steps can be executed separately in a SAS Studio tab or integrated into a flow. See the link below for instructions on how to follow along in your own SAS Viya environment. Follow along in your own SAS Environment! SAS Viya Quick Start GitHub Repository – https://github.com/sassoftware/sas-viya-quick-start Video Outline 00:00 – Introduction 00:43 – Explore a sample program 02:40 – Explore the Custom Step Designer tab and add a program 03:45 – Add data selector controls 05:47 – Modify the program to use control macro variables 07:02 – Test the custom step 07:37 – Explore the generated code 08:38 – Add controls for report options 13:13 – Add a control with a dependency 14:54 – Add a custom step to a flow 16:15 – Access the custom step repository Additional Resources ◉ SAS Viya Platform Learn & Support – ◉ SAS Studio Learn & Support  – https://support.sas.com/en/software/studio-support.html ◉ Course: Developing Custom Steps with SAS® Studio Analyst – https://learn.sas.com/course/view.php?id=220 SUBSCRIBE TO THE SAS USERS YOUTUBE CHANNEL #SASUsers #LearnSAS https://www.youtube.com/SASUsers?sub_confirmation=1 ABOUT SAS SAS is a trusted analytics powerhouse for organizations seeking immediate value from their data. A deep bench of analytics solutions and broad industry knowledge keep our customers coming back and feeling confident. With SAS®, you can discover insights from your data and make sense of it all. Identify what’s working and fix what isn’t. Make more intelligent decisions. And drive relevant change. CONNECT WITH SAS SAS ► https://www.sas.com SAS Customer Support ► https://support.sas.com SAS Communities ► https://communities.sas.com SAS Analytics Explorers ► https://explorers.sas.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/SASsoftware X ► https://www.twitter.com/SASsoftware LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/sas Blogs ► https://blogs.sas.com RSS ► https://www.sas.com/rss

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