This course teaches advanced techniques in the DATA step as well as data manipulation procedures.
"By the end of this course, a learner will be able to Use additional functions (LAG, FINDC/FINDW, and COUNT/COUNTC/COUNTW). Use PRX functions to perform pattern matching. Rotate data, process repetitive code, and perform table-lookups with arrays. Perform table lookups, sort data with hash and iterator objects. Use the FORMAT procedure to create numeric templates. Use the FCMP procedure to create custom functions.