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SAS A00-250 Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your A00-250 exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free A00-250 questions. We also provide premium A00-250 practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

SAS A00-250 Exam Objectives

Section Objectives
Managing the SAS Environment
  •     Secure a SAS platform configuration.
  •     Update SAS Software
  •     Work with the SAS Metadata Server
  •     Promote metadata and associated content
Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting SAS Servers
  •     Monitor SAS servers.
  •     Administer SAS server logging and modify logging configurations.
  •     Troubleshoot basic SAS server issues such as server availability.
  •     Identify the properties and functionality of SAS servers
Backing Up the SAS Environment
  •     Backup and restore the SAS environment
  •     Backup and restore Metadata
Administering Users
  •     Manage connection profiles.
  •     Register users and groups in the metadata.
  •     Determine when to store passwords in the metadata.
  •     Give users access to processing servers and data servers.
  •     Manage internal SAS accounts.
  •     Identify SAS server authentication mechanisms.
Administering Data Access
  •     Register libraries and tables in the metadata.
  •     Update table metadata.
  •     Pre-assign a library.
  •     Troubleshoot data access problems.
  •     Use the metadata LIBNAME engine.
Managing Metadata
  •     Identify how the metadata authorization layer interacts with other security layers.
  •     Identify where, how, and to whom metadata permissions are assigned.
  •     Determine the outcome of metadata authorization decisions.
  •     Use metadata permissions to secure metadata.
  •     Create and use Access Control Templates.
Official Information https://www.sas.com/en_us/certification/credentials/administration/platform-administrator.html