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{{Short description|Data analysis software}}

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The '''World Programming System''', also known as '''WPS Analytics''' or '''WPS''', is a software product developed by a company called [[World Programming]] (acquired by [[Altair Engineering]]).

WPS Analytics supports users of mixed ability to access and process data and to perform [[data science]] tasks. It has interactive [[visual programming]] tools using data workflows, and it has [[Computer programming|coding]] tools supporting the use of the [[SAS language]] mixed with [[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[R (programming language)|R]] and [[SQL]].<ref name="WPS Analytics">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldprogramming.com/home|title=WPS Analytics|access-date=10 April 2019|publisher=World Programming}}</ref>

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== Summary of main features ==

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* Runs on [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[z/OS]], [[Linux]] ([[x86]], [[AArch64|Armv8 64-bit]], [[PowerLinux|IBM Power LE]], [[Linux on IBM Z|IBM Z]]), and [[IBM AIX|AIX]]<ref name="Platforms – Summary" />

* An [[integrated development environment]] based on [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]] for Linux, macOS and Windows.<ref name="Interface Module – WPS Workbench" />

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* Access: Actian Matrix (previously known as [[ParAccel]]), [[Direct access storage device|DASD]], [[IBM DB2|DB2]], [[Microsoft Excel|Excel]], [[Greenplum]], [[Apache Hadoop|Hadoop]], [[IBM Informix|Informix]], [http://www.kognitio.com/analyticalplatform Kognitio], [[MariaDB]], [[MySQL]], [[Netezza]], [[Open Database Connectivity|ODBC]], [[OLE DB|OLEDB]], [[Oracle Database|Oracle]], [[PostgreSQL]], [[SAND CDBMS|SAND]], [[Snowflake Inc|Snowflake]], [[SPSS]]/[[PSPP]], [[Microsoft SQL Server|SQL Server]], [[Sybase]], [[Sybase IQ]], [[Teradata]], [[Virtual storage access method|VSAM]], [[Vertica]] and [[XML]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldprogramming.com/information/sas-language/modules/data_engine|title=Data Engine Modules|access-date=10 April 2019|publisher=World Programming}}</ref>

* Support for SAS Tape Format.<ref name="SAS Language Module – WPS Core"/>

* Direct output of reports to [[Comma-separated values|CSV]] , [[PDF]] and [[HTML]].<ref name="SAS Language Module – WPS Core" />

* Support to connect WPS systems programmatically, remote submit parts of a program to execute on connected remote servers, upload and download data between the connected systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldprogramming.com/information/sas-language/modules/language/communicate|title=SAS Language Module – WPS Communicate|access-date=4 April 2014|publisher=World Programming}}</ref>

* Support for [[Apache Hadoop|Hadoop]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldprogramming.com/information/sas-language/modules/language/interop_for_hadoop|title=SAS Language Module – WPS Interop For Hadoop|access-date=10 April 2019|publisher=World Programming}}</ref>

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[[Category:Data mining and machine learning software]]

[[Category:Extract, transform, load tools]]

[[Category:Business intelligence software]]

[[Category:Data analysis software]]

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