Administering SAS Viya — Information & Free Practice
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Administering SAS Viya
- Provider
- SAS and Pearson VUE
- Format
- Multiple choice
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60–65.
- Time limit
- 110 minutes
- Passing score
- 65%
- Exam fee
- USD 180
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.
Managing a SAS Viya Environment — Official range: 35–40% (Practice allocation: 38.46%)
- Understand and administer programming run-time servers
- Administer the CAS Server
- Update a SAS Viya deployment
- Backup and restore SAS Viya environment
- Understand and administer Viya servers and services
- Understand SAS Viya architecture
Monitoring, logging and troubleshooting in a SAS Viya Environment — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
- Monitor the SAS Viya Environment
- Configure CAS server and services logging
Identity and User management — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.82%)
- Manage SAS Viya identities
- Manage external credentials
Content and Functionality Management — Official range: 15–20% (Practice allocation: 17.95%)
- Migration
- Manage and secure SAS Viya Content
- Administer Access to functionality
Data management in SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) — Official range: 10–15% (Practice allocation: 12.82%)
- Create and manage caslibs
- Perform data management tasks
Examination sources
- SAS Viya Administration Specialist credential page
Exam Content / Exam guide and link to viya-admin-content-guide.pdf
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 1, Managing a SAS Viya Environment heading
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 2, Monitoring, logging and troubleshooting heading
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 2, Identity and User management heading
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 2, Content and Functionality Management heading
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 3, Data management heading
- Administering SAS® Viya® Exam Content Guide
p. 3, final scope note
- SAS Viya Administration Specialist credential page
Exam Details, current software release basis
- SAS Viya Administration Specialist credential page
Exam Details
- Pearson VUE SAS certification program
Score Report
- SAS Viya Administration Specialist credential page
Exam Details, exam ID registration panel
- SAS Certification Manager Portal
Certification Portal, account and appointment services
- SAS Global Certification FAQ
What are the exams like? Candidate Agreement requirement
- Pearson VUE SAS certification program
Cancellation, No-Show Policy, Payments
- Pearson VUE SAS certification program
Cancellation, No-Show Policy, Payments, payment paragraph
- SAS Global Certification FAQ
Can I retake my exam? Initial attempts
- SAS Global Certification FAQ
Can I retake my exam? Passing restriction
- SAS Exam Integrity
SAS Certification Candidate Agreement, acceptance
- SAS Viya Administration Specialist credential page
Pricing and Discounts
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.