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VIEWS News issue 82 has now been published.

This newsletter is the home of Foundation SAS and brings you information about making the most of SAS 9 and Altair SLC. This newsletter issue includes an article from LeRoy Bessler about Donut Charts, Anders Sköllermo discusses quantiles for very large data sets, and there will be a launch of 3 Altair SLC books in Hamburg on 20Aug2026 and you are welcome to join the authors at lunchtime. As usual I have publicised some SAS‑related events for the next few months, and I have also added some more SAS formats, options and functions that you may or may not have come across before, but you might find interesting, and even useful.

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Enjoy!……………..Phil

Volume	Primary audience	Core value proposition
Advanced Altair SLC	Experienced SAS/SLC programmers	Technical depth: PROC R/PROC IML/PROC PYTHON with full programs, ODS gaps, clinical CDISC programming, non‑standard file reading/writing, systematic SLC vs SAS 9.4 differences
Altair SLC for Business Users	SAS programmers and analysts adopting SLC as their primary tool	Broadest practical coverage: batch processing, server access, database access, R/Python, SASjs integration, clinical programming – all with working code
Altair SLC for Companies	IT managers, architects, decision-makers evaluating migration	Business case: cost and capability comparison with SAS 9.4 and Viya, migration planning checklist, database engine coverage, server architecture

Volume

Primary audience

Core value proposition

Advanced Altair SLC

Experienced SAS/SLC programmers

Technical depth: PROC R/PROC IML/PROC PYTHON with full programs, ODS gaps, clinical CDISC programming, non‑standard file reading/writing, systematic SLC vs SAS 9.4 differences

Altair SLC for Business Users

SAS programmers and analysts adopting SLC as their primary tool

Broadest practical coverage: batch processing, server access, database access, R/Python, SASjs integration, clinical programming – all with working code

Altair SLC for Companies

IT managers, architects, decision-makers evaluating migration

Business case: cost and capability comparison with SAS 9.4 and Viya, migration planning checklist, database engine coverage, server architecture

Tag: launch

Pablo and I will be enjoying a “book launch” lunch in Hamburg on 20Aug2026. You are very welcome to join us!