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SAS Certified Specialist: Forecasting and Optimization Using SAS Viya
- Provider
- SAS and Pearson VUE
- Format
- Multiple choice and short-answer questions
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 50.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- 68%
- Exam fee
- USD 180 standard examination fee
Examination outline
The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
Data Visualization — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.07%)
- Create project and load data
- Visualize data using attribute variables
Pipeline Modeling — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 26.83%)
- Model using a pipeline
- Determine the champion models
- Judge model accuracy using accuracy statistics
Hierarchical Forecasting — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.07%)
- Generate a forecast using data with a hierarchical structure
- Use Time Series data creation options
- Implement a hierarchical model or combined model
Post-Forecasting Functionality — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.2%)
- Implement an override on a forecast in SAS Model Studio
- Export a forecast
Optimization — Official range: 25–30% (Practice allocation: 26.83%)
- Optimize using Linear Programming
- Optimize using Nonlinear Programming
- Optimize using Mixed Integer Linear Programming
Examination sources
- SAS A00-407 adoption of detailed content guide
Exam Content, Exam guide link and adoption sentence
- SAS complete scope definition
page 3, final scope note
- SAS content guide, Data Visualization
page 1, Data Visualization heading and objectives
- SAS content guide, Pipeline Modeling
page 1, Pipeline Modeling heading and objectives
- SAS content guide, Hierarchical Forecasting
pages 1-2, Hierarchical Forecasting heading and all three objectives
- SAS content guide, Post-Forecasting Functionality
page 2, Post-Forecasting Functionality heading and objectives
- SAS content guide, Optimization
pages 2-3, Optimization heading and all three objectives
- SAS A00-407 assessment and software version
Exam Details, full bullet list
- Pearson VUE SAS result boundary
Score Report
- SAS A00-407 registration ID and fee
Exam ID / Pricing and Discounts
- SAS Certification Portal appointments
Certification Portal, account and appointment features
- SAS FAQ, examination format and agreement
What are the exams like?
- Pearson VUE SAS cancellation and payment conditions
Cancellation, No-Show Policy, Payments
- SAS FAQ, retake rules for initial attempts
Can I retake my exam?, first two paragraphs
- SAS FAQ, conditional academic discount voucher timing
How do I obtain an academic discount?, first paragraph
- SAS Certification Portal adoption of the free-retake promotion
Certify with Confidence promotion, linked to Pearson Global Retake Offer
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.