SASInstitute A00-420 : SAS Viya Intermediate Programming

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Exam Code: A00-420

Exam Name: SAS Viya Intermediate Programming

Updated: Oct 26, 2026

Q & A: 256 Questions and Answers

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SASInstitute A00-420 Exam Syllabus Topics:

SectionWeightObjectives
Topic 1: CAS-Enabled Procedures and User-Defined Formats5-10%- CAS-enabled procedures and formats
  • 1. Apply user-defined formats in CAS
  • 2. Work with supported CAS procedures
Topic 2: Prepare Data with CAS Actions20-25%- Data preparation using CAS actions
  • 1. Create computed columns
  • 2. Join and reshape data
  • 3. Handle missing values
  • 4. Transform and cleanse data
Topic 3: Managing Data with CAS-Enabled Procedures10-15%- Managing data with CAS-enabled procedures
  • 1. Load and save CAS tables
  • 2. Manipulate in-memory data
  • 3. Use CAS-enabled SAS procedures
Topic 4: DATA Step and SQL Programming in CAS10-15%- DATA step and SQL programming in CAS
  • 1. Execute SQL processing in CAS
  • 2. Optimize code for distributed environments
  • 3. Modify DATA step programs for CAS
Topic 5: Access Data with CAS Actions5-10%- Data access using CAS actions
  • 1. Access external data sources
  • 2. Retrieve data from CAS tables
Topic 6: Explore and Validate Data with CAS Actions5-10%- Data exploration and validation
  • 1. Profile and validate data quality
  • 2. Inspect table metadata
Topic 7: CAS Language Basics15-20%- CASL fundamentals
  • 1. CASL syntax and programming structures
  • 2. Execute CAS actions
  • 3. Manage CAS sessions
Topic 8: Programming in SAS Viya Concepts5-10%- Programming in SAS Viya concepts
  • 1. Distributed processing concepts
  • 2. SAS Viya architecture concepts
  • 3. CAS server fundamentals
Topic 9: Analyze and Summarize Data with CAS Actions5-10%- Data analysis and summarization
  • 1. Aggregate and report data
  • 2. Generate summary statistics

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SASInstitute states the following prerequisites for the SASInstitute SAS Viya Intermediate Programming: Recommended experience with SAS programming and familiarity with SAS Viya platform concepts..

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These are the main domains of the SASInstitute SAS Viya Intermediate Programming blueprint:

  • Explore and Validate Data with CAS Actions (5-10%)
  • CAS-Enabled Procedures and User-Defined Formats (5-10%)
  • Analyze and Summarize Data with CAS Actions (5-10%)

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SASInstitute SAS Viya Intermediate Programming Sample Questions:

Question #1

Which programming language is primarily used in the DATA step for CAS programming?

  • A. Python
  • B. Java
  • C. SAS
  • D. R
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: C  🗳️

Question #2

Which PROC CAS step will transpose the CLASS table so that the values of the NAME column are used to create the column names in the output table?

  • A. proc cas;
    transpose.transpose /
    table={caslib="casuser", name="class"} ,
    id={"name"},
    casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
    quit;
  • B. proc cas;
    transpose.transpose /
    table={caslib="casuser", name="class", groupby={name="name"}},
    casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
    quit;
  • C. proc cas;
    transpose.transpose /
    table={caslib="casuser",name="class"},
    transpose={"name"},
    casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
    quit;
  • D. proc cas;
    transpose.transpose /
    table={caslib="casuser", name="class", orderby={name="name"}},
    id={"age"},
    casout={caslib="casuser", name="outclass", replace=true};
    quit;
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: A  🗳️

Question #3

Which CAS action is used to compute descriptive statistics for numeric variables in a CAS table?

  • A. cas.statistics
  • B. cas.profile
  • C. cas.summarize
  • D. cas.describe
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: D  🗳️

Question #4

After submitting the following SAS program, the log below is created.
Code:
proc casutil;
droptable incaslib='primary_school' casdata="teachers";
quit;
Log:
ERROR: The table teachers could not be located in caslib primary_school of Cloud Analytic Services.
ERROR: The action stopped due to errors.
Why is the table not dropped?

  • A. Primary_school should be in double quotes.
  • B. The casdata= option should be before the incaslib= option.
  • C. The user does not have the permissions to drop tables from this caslib.
  • D. The teachers table does not exist in-memory in the primary_school caslib.
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: D  🗳️

Question #5

Which program will display ODS output?

  • A. proc cas;
    simple.summary / table={caslib="casuser" name="class"};
    quit;
  • B. proc cas;
    print casuser.class;
    quit;
  • C. proc mdsummary data=casuser.class;
    var height;
    output out=casuser.result;
    run;
  • D. proc cas;
    table.fetch result=r / table={caslib="casuser" name="class"};
    quit;
Reveal Solution  Discussion  0

Correct Answer: A  🗳️

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