1. with SAS® Data Integration Studio
Just Go with the Flow!
with SAS® Data Integration Studio
Thank you. Honour.
2. Questions.

2. Goals of the Presentation
Background Information
Define SAS Data Integration
Define SAS Data Integration (DI) Studio
Major Features and Advantages of Data Integration Studio.
Disadvantages of SAS Data Integration Studio.
Above all, to encourage you to “just go with the flow” and give SAS Data Integration Studio a try.
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3. Background Information
Statistics Canada
350 Surveys
SAS Data Integration Studio is a natural fit
Research Project
Largest user of SAS
2. Survey everything
2. Constantly renaming, calculating, converting, concatenating subdividing …..
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4. What is Data Integration?
Imagine two puzzles
Present images
Different names, lengths, codesets and formats
Data Example
Data Harmonization concept.
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5. What is SAS Data Integration Studio
According to my SAS course notes, “it is a visual design tool for building processes,
Implementing processes AND
managing processes
Regardless Of:
Data sources,
Applications, OR
Platforms
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6. Advantages of DI Studio
Meta Data rich ($) – Meta data on just about any object you use in Data Integration Studio.
Visual – It is almost like working on a flow chart.
Explain Meta Data concept.
1. Incredible power
1. Run anytime, anywhere and with any type of data.
2. Explain the concept of a transformation.
2. 73 transformations in Data Integration Studio 4.4.
2. Explain custom naming of objects.
2. CASE tool
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7. Advantages of DI Studio
Can be Integrated with SAS® Dataflux (More Integration with the release of SAS 9.3 suite of products).
Ability to create stored processes and SOA modules.
Ability to schedule jobs via the SAS® Platform Scheduler (an industrial strength scheduler).
Explain Dataflux
Explain stored processes and SOA.
Stored Process can be run from many clients.
SAS Platform Scheduler – 2 step process.
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8. Advantages of DI Studio
Import Existing Code.
Ability to push the processing to the database
Explain ETL versus ELT.
3. Diagram on following page
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9. Advantages of DI Studio
Import Existing Code.
Ability to push the processing to the database
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10. Advantages of DI Studio
Integration of Third Party Source Control starting with SAS Data Integration Studio 9.3.
SAS Data Integration Studio can leverage the security that is set up from within the SAS platform.
Can build tables quickly by importing column definitions from other tables.
open source: SubVersion and CVS
1. API
Explain about source control
Group based versus role based. Group –features of application
Imagine if you will – a huge table. DIAGRAM TO FOLLOW.
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11. Advantages of DI Studio
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12. Advantages of DI Studio
Impact Analysis
Explain Impact Analysis
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13. Advantages of DI Studio
Performance Statistics
Start Time, End Time, Duration CPU Time
CPU Time, Current Memory
System Memory
Number of threads.
Can run jobs on a grid
Explain the link to optimization. BOTTLENECKS.
Possible solutions to BOTTLENECKS.
Explain Grid.
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14. Some Disadvantages of DI Studio
Not Many…..
Installation is more complex.
There is a learning curve. Training is required.
MetaData administrator required.
The same reason these disadvantages exist
1-4 Expand on all the points.
5. As stated earlier, These disadvantages or a double edged sword
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15. DI Studio Summary
In summary, DI Studio is the ideal tool for integrating data across the organization. DI Studio accomplishes task in a very transparent, organized and secure fashion. It has many advantages and very few disadvantages. Questions?
2. Break for questions
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16. Contact Information
David Dean Technical Consultant, Statistics Canada R.H. Coats 14O Tunney’s Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Thank you for listening
Have a great time
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