Setting Up SAS/ASSIST Software for Individual Users

Use the following checklist to set up SAS/ASSIST software for individual users.

1. Create a SAS autoexec file to customize the users' access. To invoke SAS/ASSIST software from a SAS autoexec file, include the command DM 'ASSIST' ASSIST; in the SAS autoexec file. Refer to the SAS companion documentation for your operating environment for more information.

2. Use a customized SASPARM table to set default parameters for your site's users. See Using the SASPARM Table for more information.

3. Set up forms for users to access when printing reports, if necessary. See Printing Reports for more information.

4. Copy and modify device drivers for users to access when printing graphics, if necessary. See Printing Reports and Graphics for more information.

5. Customize other options for the user by typing commands into the start program in the Master profile. Access the Master/Group Profile window by selecting Tasks  Setup  Profiles  Master/group

   In the Master/Group Profile window, you can

   • Specify any logon and logoff exits or an alternate main menu. See Chapter 12, "Doing More with Setup," in Doing More with SAS/ASSIST for more information.

   • Set up a default private menu for the user. See Chapter 5, "Saving and Using Task Window Selections," in Getting Started with SAS/ASSIST for more information.

   You can also customize the start program in the Master/Group Profile window. Specify the Type of start program as either Catalog or File, depending on whether you want to reference a catalog entry or an external file. Type the physical name of the location of the start program in the Value field for SAS/ASSIST start program.

   You can customize the following options in the start program:

   • Use the LIBNAME and FILENAME statements in the start program to specify the libraries and files that users should see when a list of libraries or files is displayed in SAS/ASSIST software. By using libnames and filenames that are in the start program, users select their active table. Only those tables specified in the start program and those that are found in the default libraries that the SAS System assigns, such as the SASUSER library, are listed.

   • Set the graphics defaults. See Printing Reports and Graphics for more information.

   • Set any prefix and suffix commands. See Chapter 6, "Doing More with Graphics," in Doing More with SAS/ASSIST for more information.

   • Define any custom formats or informats. See Chapter 3, "Doing More with Data Management," in Doing More with SAS/ASSIST for more information.

   • Set up any remote connections for users so that a list of connections appears for them to choose from when they select Tasks  Remote  Establish connection... See the "Doing More with Remote Connect" chapter of Doing More with SAS/ASSIST for more information.

   • Make sure the MAPS libref is assigned to give users access to the MAPS tables. See SAS/GRAPH: Reference for more information.

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