A SAS data scientist needs to run PROC HPFOREST inside a CAS session. Which step must be completed before executing the procedure to ensure it runs in distributed mode?
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Here's the deal — b is correct because PROC HPFOREST in SAS Viya executes as a CAS-enabled procedure; it requires an active CAS session and the input data must be an in-memory CAS table (not a SAS library dataset on disk) to leverage distributed processing. A (PROC CASUTIL with promote) makes a table visible to all sessions but is not the prerequisite step for running HPFOREST itself.
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Full Explanation
B is correct because PROC HPFOREST in SAS Viya executes as a CAS-enabled procedure; it requires an active CAS session and the input data must be an in-memory CAS table (not a SAS library dataset on disk) to leverage distributed processing. A (PROC CASUTIL with promote) makes a table visible to all sessions but is not the prerequisite step for running HPFOREST itself. C (ODS GRAPHICS ON) controls graphical output, not distributed execution. D describes loading a CAS action set directly, but PROC HPFOREST handles this internally.