After fully testing your
SAS/AF application, you can begin to implement and deploy
it to your users. Deploying an application requires you to move from
the development process of a prototype to assembling all of the parts
to create a production application.
You should consider
the following issues when planning to deploy a
SAS/AF application:
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Is this a stand-alone application
that will be installed on individual machines?
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Will this application be installed
on a network, with many users accessing it simultaneously?
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Which SAS system options should
be set to establish the desired application environment?
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Which windowing features should
be in effect?
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When the user closes the application,
where should your application return to (the SAS display manager,
another application, or the operating environment)?
The basic methodology
for deploying an application should include the following steps:
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Modify the prototype
so that only the desired SAS software windows are open when the application
starts.
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Modify the prototype
so that the user is returned to the appropriate environment when the
application closes.
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Copy the catalog or
catalogs that comprise your application from the testing or prototype
location to the production location.
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Prepare a custom configuration
file to initialize SAS for use by your application.
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Create a command file
or icon that launches the application.