SAS Software Notes

Software Details

 * Version(s): 9.1.3 (current) 9.0, 8.2 (supported) (Windows, Solaris Unix platforms), Macintosh platform not supported
 * Vendor: SAS, Inc.
 * Component Modules (if any): too many to list, most users need SAS/BASE, SAS/STAT, and SAS/GRAPH, all the most popular modules are installed by default (Including SAS Enterprise Miner component)

Description
''What is the software? What is it used for? statistical, programming, graphical

Availability (BU Campus)
''Where is it (on campus)? How do we license it? Which Departments use it alot?'' See Statistical Programming Facilities

System Requirements
Used on multiple platforms. Windows is a popular platform because it has an easy to use Graphical User Interface

Installation Instructions(BU campus)
After requesting the software a Computing Services Staff member will install the software. [SAS Simple Annual Update Instructions]

To request installation:

Details about Distribution (BU campus)
The software and media are not available for self-installation.

How to Renew SAS(BU campus)
The license files for renewing either SAS version 9.0 or version 9.1(.3) are located (for on campus viewing only) at

http://statmart.cc.binghamton.edu/BU_Documentation/SAS_2006_2007/ (needs to be updated --Rhansen 14:30, 15 August 2007 (EDT) )

The text file that begins with sas90___ is for version 9.0.

The second file beginning with sas91___ is for version 9.1.

Your SAS log file (when SAS starts up) will indicate which version you have installed.

(Ex. the log file for SAS version 9.1 begins NOTE: Copyright (c) 2002-2003 by SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA. NOTE: SAS (r) 9.1 (TS1M3))

Renewing your SAS license for another year should be a simple 4 step process: rather than a setinit these days. You should do this by right-clicking on the file's link, then saving the text file to your desktop. Start, SAS, SAS 9.1 Utilities, then Renew SAS Software. The first step of the script is to Browse to the SID file you downloaded, click Open, Next, ('Microsoft Windows Professional' should also work for Windows 2000) Next,
 * Download the license file (now called a SID (SAS Installation Data)
 * Begin the Renew SAS Software script (which has three steps) by clicking
 * click OK, to verify that your SID file is for Windows till 2007
 * then the Renew button (Step 3).

When the computer indicates that you have successfully renewed SAS, you are finished unless you're still using SAS version 9.0.

There are significant enhancements to SAS available only in the latest version of SAS (and at least one important bug fix from the older version affecting how well SAS works with network drives).

If you'd like me (--Rhansen 16:21, 2 November 2006 (EST))or my assistant (Pankti Modi) to visit your office to uninstall SAS 9.0 and upgrade your installation to 9.1.3 please request a SAS Upgrade or Renewal using the Licensed Software Database

http://computing.binghamton.edu/files/software/licensed/request.pl

request form. We are also available to assist with the renewal process described as needed.

Documentation
http://v9doc.sas.com Online manuals, Locally created guides

Workshops
(descriptions, not announcements) Introduction and Intermediate level available.

SAS Certification Preparation

Vendor support community
http://support.sas.com

SAS Online Example programs

Listservs
SAS-L archives

Webinars, User groups
SUGI holds annual conference

Information Technology Statistical Support Analyst
Nilofer Pasha