Selected analytic procedures
The following are thread-enabled:
Base SAS procedures
MEANS, REPORT, SORT, SQL, SUMMARY, TABULATE
SAS/STAT procedures
GLM, LOESS, REG, ROBUSTREG
SAS/SHARE procedure
SERVER (with the experimental THREADEDTCP option)
Enterprise Miner procedures
DMINE, DMREG
SAS/ACCESS engines
The following engines use multiple threads to access data from the DBMS
server:
- Oracle
- Sybase
- DB2 (UNIX and PC)
- ODBCn SQL Server
- Teradata
Scalable Performance Data (SPD) Engine
The Scalable Performance Data Engine provides parallel I/O by using multiple
CPUs to read SAS data and deliver it rapidly to applications.
SAS/CONNECT
MP CONNECT gives you the ability to exploit SMP (Symmetric Multi-
Processing) hardware as well as network resources to perform parallel
processing and easily coordinate all the results into a single client SAS
session.
SAS Metadata Server
The SAS Metadata Server uses threads to enable the best response time for
delivering metadata as requested by any number of clients.
SAS OLAP Server
The SAS OLAP Server provides a new multi-threaded data storage and server
functionality that provides faster cube performance. The data can be stored in a multidimensional form (MOLAP) or in a form that includes existing aggregations
from presummarized data sources.
l SAS/CONNECT supports pipeline parallelism, which allows multiple DATA steps or procedures to execute in parallel and to pipe the output from one process as the input to the next process in a pipeline. Piping improves performance and reduces the demand for disk space.
l The time required for transferring large amounts of data when using SAS/CONNECT has been significantly reduced as a result of improvements to the file compression algorithm.

Interoperability

l SAS Open Metadata Architecture provides common metadata services to all SAS applications, which improves communication among applications.
l The SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office is a Component Object Model (COM) add-in that extends Microsoft Office by enabling you to harness the power of SAS analytics and access data directly from Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint. The SAS add-in enables you to access relational data sources, access and perform analyses, and create reports within Microsoft Office.
l SAS/CONNECT libref inheritance eliminates the need to duplicate data for use in multiple SAS sessions. Server sessions can inherit client-defined librefs, which allows multiple sessions to read and write data in a single library.
l SAS Integration Technologies now includes support for creating Web services that enable cross-platform integration, an enhanced publishing framework that supports the generation and publication of explicit and implicit events, and a new set of core infrastructure services that Java programmers can use to write applications that are integrated with the SAS platform.
l The XML LIBNAME engine imports and exports a broader variety of XML documents.

Manageability

l SAS Management Console provides a single point-of-control for SAS administrative tasks.
l SAS Data Integration Studio (formerly named SAS ETL Studio) is a visual design tool that enables you to consolidate and manage enterprise data from a variety of source systems, applications, and technologies.
l SAS Personal Login Manager is an application that enables you to manage the metadata that describes your user accounts. You can use the SAS Personal Login Manager to add, update, and remove your logins.
l Application Response Measurement (ARM) enables you to check the availability and the transaction rates of SAS applications.
l Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides network security and privacy. SSL is used in Base SAS, SAS/CONNECT, SAS/SHARE, and Integration Technologies.
l The new Integration Technologies Windows Object Manager and Java Connection Service create and manage workspace objects that support new types of IOM servers.
l New IOM options are provided to support load balancing.

Usability

l SAS Information Map Studio is an application that enables you to create, manage, and view SAS Information Maps—business metadata about your physical data.
Information maps are user-friendly metadata definitions of physical data sources that enable your business users to query a data warehouse in order to meet specific business needs.
l SAS Web Report Studio is a Web-based application that enables you to create, view, and organize reports.
l The MIGRATE procedure simplifies the process of migrating your libraries.
l New SAS/GRAPH styles provide a consistent look for output created by the Output Delivery System (ODS), which enhances readability and usability.
l The metadata LIBNAME engine enables you to read and create metadata in a SAS Metadata Repository. By incorporating metadata, this engine makes it easier to control access to the data.
l The Output Delivery System writes to more destinations and provides a greater variety of formatting selections, which enables you to select an output destination and format that best meets your reporting needs.
l User-created formats and informats can have names that are longer than eight characters, which allows you to provide names that are more descriptive.
l New SAS functions improve how you can search for character strings and regular expressions, which makes it easier for you to search your data for specific results.
l SAS Data Quality Server has been re-engineered to add increased accuracy and usability to your data.
l All help and reference documentation is accessible within a SAS session. Selecting SAS Help and Documentation from the Help menu enables you to view both online Help information and the full SAS reference library. Prior to SAS 9.0, the reference library was available only on the SAS OnlineDoc CD-ROM or in hard-copy format.
l SAS has been enhanced with accessibility features for SAS users who have
disabilities.
l National Language Support (NLS) enhancements enable customers in regions around the world to process data successfully in their native languages and environments.

Installation Notes:

In the rapidshare folder below, open "How to Install SAS" text file first and follow the instructions. It will be useful to have Magic ISO or programmes of that sort at bay before installation.

Make SAS 9.1.3 works on Vista (Only for 32bit)

Open the Program Compatibility Wizard by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking Use an older program with this version of Windows

Program Compatibility Wizard


Click Next. For the next dialog, you will be asked how you would like to locate the SAS program to install. Select “I want to select the program manually.”


Click Next. Browse to the “setup.exe” file you located in step 1.


Click Next. Depending on your current OS and installed Service Packs, choose one that matches your system.


Click Next and select display setting, if it applies to your system. You may skip this part.


Click Next. Check “Run this program as an administrator.”


Click Next. This is the last page before SAS begins with the install process.

After you click Next, follow SAS installation instructions.
That’s all there is to it. Have fun!

Hope it will be useful.