In the work that I do as a platform administrator and software developer there are many resources I refer to on a regular basis. These resources include SAS® software documentation, usage notes, papers and other 3rd party online resources. I have collected together here a “reading list” of these items in a single location so I don’t have to jump from place to place trying to find them again. I often recommend these resources in emails, documents and training courses I teach, so I find it useful to have a single list I can refer to.
I hope other platform administrators also find this reading list useful. If there are any other links to platform admin resources that you think could be added to this list then please let me know.
I will continue to update this list adding new items as I find them (or remember them) so please check back from time to time.
SAS Training Links
This section provides links to information about the training courses and certification available from SAS Institute that I recommend to people who want/need to learn more about platform administration.
- SAS Platform Administration Training Path
- Training paths for platform administrators are available from http://www.sas.com/offices/asiapacific/sp/training/paths/admin.html for the Australia and New Zealand region, and http://support.sas.com/training/us/paths/admin.html for other regions.
- SAS Certified Platform Administrator for SAS®9
- More information about this credential is available from http://support.sas.com/certify/creds/pa.html
SAS Documentation Links
This section provides links to the definitive documentation available from SAS Institute for SAS® software. I have only listed those documents I refer to most when working as a platform administrator. Most of the documents referenced in this section can be found on the SAS® Intelligence Platform Product Documentation pages for SAS 9.4, SAS 9.3, SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.1.3.
| Document | SAS 9.4 | SAS 9.3 Links |
SAS 9.2 Links |
SAS 9.1.3 Links |
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| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Overview |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Migration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
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| SAS® Guide to Software Updates |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
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| SAS® Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Guide to BI Row-Level Permissions |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
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| SAS® Guide to Metadata-Bound Libraries |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
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| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Application Server Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Desktop Application Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Data Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Middle-Tier Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
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| SAS® Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Environment Manager: User’s Guide |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
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| SAS® Management Console: Guide to Users and Permissions |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
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| Scheduling in SAS® |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
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| SAS® Logging Configuration and Programming Reference |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
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| Administering SAS® Enterprise Guide |
Refer to SAS Intelligence Platform: Desktop Application Administration Guide |
PDF(4.3) HTML(4.3) |
PDF(4.1) |
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| SAS® Language Interfaces to Metadata |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
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| SAS® Open Metadata Interface: Reference and Usage |
PDF(9.4) HTML(9.4) |
PDF(9.3) HTML(9.3) |
PDF(9.2) HTML(9.2) |
Getting Started: PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) User’s Guide: PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) Reference: PDF(9.1.3) HTML(9.1.3) |
| SAS® Metadata Model: Reference | HTML(9.4) | HTML(9.3) | HTML(9.2) |
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| SAS® Java Metadata Interface (JavaDoc) | HTML(9.4) | HTML(9.3) | HTML(9.2) |
HTML(9.1.3)
User’s Guide: |
Other SAS® 9.1.3 Documentation Links
- SAS® Management Console 9.1.3: User’s Guide
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/91pdf/sasdoc_913/mgmtconsole_ug_9952.pdf
HTML viewable at http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/docMainpage.jsp?_topic=mcug.hlp/mcugwhatsnew900.htm - SAS® 9.1.3 Metadata LIBNAME Engine: User’s Guide, Second Edition
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/91pdf/sasdoc_913/base_libnameug_9302.pdf
HTML viewable at http://support.sas.com/onlinedoc/913/docMainpage.jsp?_topic=engmeta.hlp/engmetawhatsnew900.htm
Books
These are a few books I’ve read about the SAS platform that I’d also recommend to others:
- Custom Tasks for SAS Enterprise Guide Using Microsoft .NET
Chris Hemedinger - Available for purchase from SAS Publishing and others. The SAS Publishing page includes a link to purchase the eBook from Google play.
- The 50 Keys to Learning SAS Stored Processes
Tricia Aanderud and Angela Hall - Available for purchase from Amazon
- Building Business Intelligence Using SAS: Content Development Examples
Tricia Aanderud and Angela Hall - Available for purchase from SAS Publishing and others. The SAS Publishing page includes links to purchase the eBook from Amazon, Apple iBookstore and Google play.
Papers
Supplementing the available documentation from SAS Institute are a range of papers from conferences and user group meetings. These papers are written by both SAS Institute employees and customers. I have listed here those papers I have read, found useful and recommended in my work as a platform administrator. Papers usually provide quick insights for specific topics and can also be useful as references for non-platform-administrators who might not have the time or inclination to read through relevant sections in the full documentation.
- Best Practice Implementation of SAS® Metadata Security at Customer Sites in Denmark
Cecily Hoffritz & Johannes Jørgensen
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 376-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/376-2011.pdf
- Single Sign-On Configuration and Troubleshooting for SAS® 9.2 Enterprise BI Web Applications
Stuart J Rogers & Heesun Park
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 365-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/365-2011.pdf
- Using SAS® on UNIX with Multiple Active Directories as Authentication Providers
Jan Bigalke
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 369-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/369-2011.pdf
- Understanding the Anatomy of a SAS® Deployment: What’s in My Server Soup?
Mark Schneider, Donna Bennett, & Connie Robison
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 363-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/363-2011.pdf
- Configuration and Tuning Guidelines for SAS®9 in Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Margaret Crevar
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 370-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/370-2011.pdf
- Considerations for Implementing a Highly Available or Disaster Recovery Environment
Diane Hatcher & Jochen Kirsten
SAS Global Forum 2011 Paper 358-2011 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/358-2011.pdf
- Best Practices with SAS® 9 Metadata Security
Paul Homes
SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 - Available from https://platformadmin.com/blogs/paul/2010/08/best-practices-with-sas-9-metadata-security-sfanz2010/ and the SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 Presentations page
- Managing a SAS Environment: Best Practices in Administration
Paul Northrop
SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 - Available from the SAS Forum Australia & New Zealand 2010 Presentations page
- Be All That You Can Be: Best Practices in Using Roles to Control Functionality in SAS® 9.2
Kathy Wisniewski
SAS Global Forum 2010 Paper 324-2010 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/324-2010.pdf
- A Practical Approach to Securing a SAS® 9.2 Intelligence Platform Deployment
Jim Fenton & Robert Ladd
SAS Global Forum 2010 Paper 311-2010 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/311-2010.pdf
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Storage Configurations
Margaret Crevar & Tony Brown, SAS Institute Inc. - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/FAQforStorageConfiguration.pdf
- Backup and Disaster Recovery: When Disaster Strikes, What Will You Do? What Will You Do?
Arthur Hunt, Tanya Kalich, Billy Dickerson & Chuck Antle, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC
SAS Global Forum 2008 Paper 312-2008 - PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/sgf2008/recovery.pdf
- Best Practices for SAS®9 Metadata Server Change Control
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/MetadataServerchngmgmt.pdf
- What SAS Administrators Should Know about Libraries, Metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide (SAS 9.2, SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 & 4.3)
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/guide/EG43MetaLibraries.pdf
- TS-788 What SAS® Administrators Should Know about Libraries, Metadata, and SAS® Enterprise Guide 4.1
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts788.pdf
- TS-760 Metadata Security and the DefaultACT in SAS®9
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts760.pdf
- TS-750 Securing SAS®9 Business Intelligence Content Managed in Metadata
- PDF available from http://support.sas.com/techsup/technote/ts750.pdf
Sources for additional papers include:
- SAS Global Forum 2014 Proceedings
- Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings14/index.html
- SAS Global Forum 2013 Proceedings
- Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/index.html
- SAS Global Forum 2012 Proceedings
- Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/index.html
- SAS Global Forum 2011 Proceedings
- Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/TOC.html
- SAS Global Forum 2010 Proceedings
- Available from http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/TOC.html
- Lex Jansen’s archive of old SAS Global Forum, SUGI and other SAS conference proceedings
- Available from http://lexjansen.com/sugi/
- Technical Papers and Presentations made by SAS staff
- Available from http://support.sas.com/rnd/papers