Setting Up and Customizing Master and Group Profiles

Opening and Using the Master/Group Profile Window

The Master/Group Profile window enables you to specify option values for all users or a group of users at a site. The Master profile controls the Group and User profiles and the Group profiles control the User profiles. This means that changes that are made in the Master profile are reflected in the Group and User profiles, depending on the status value of the profile options. Each option value is assigned a status: Default, Update, or Restrict. For more information on status values, see Assigning and Changing the Status of Profile Options.

When you start SAS/ASSIST software, Group and User profiles are compared with the Master profile and option values are updated according to their assigned status. If a user is not a member of a user group, the user's profile is affected only by the Master profile. In this case, the User profile is at a lower profile level than the Master profile. If a user is a member of a user group that is associated with a Group profile, the user's option values are controlled directly by that Group's profile and indirectly by the Master profile. In this case, the Group profile is at a lower profile level than the Master profile, and the User profile is at a lower profile level than the Group profile. For more information on profile options, see Assigning and Changing the Status of Profile Options.

The Master/Group Profile window is used to

set site-specific standard values for lower profile levels
restrict the options to certain values
overwrite existing option values at lower levels.

To open the Master/Group Profile window, follow this path:

Tasks Setup Profiles Master/group...

The following display shows the Master/Group Profile window.

Master/Group Profile Window

[Master/Group Profile Window]

The Master profile appears automatically in the Master/Group Profile window. The Master profile can be edited only by users who have write access to the SAS data library that contains the Master profile. Users without write access can open the Master/Group profile in browse mode. The window is empty when there is no Master profile. Like the User Profile window, the Master/Group Profile window contains all of the possible profile options. However, the Master/Group Profile window displays only a subset of the available options when the Type field has any value other than ALL . To see other subsets of options, type a ? in the Type field and press ENTER. Select a type from the list or enter a different type in the Type field. The default value for the Type field is ALL , which shows all the possible options. The types of options include the following:

All
Access to DB2 data (z/OS only)
Access to SAS data
Batch (z/OS only)
General
Private menu
Query
Query Manager
Report Engine
System Administration.

Scroll the window down as needed to see additional options. For more information on individual profile options, type an I in the Cmd field for the option and press ENTER. Most options have a default value. To change the value, select a new value from the list or type over the current value. Commands for the Master/Group Profile Window lists the commands that you can use in the Cmd field next to an option:

Commands for the Master/Group Profile Window
Cmd	Action	Description
?	Lists commands	Displays a list of commands for the Cmd field.
I	Information	Opens the Option Information window, which provides information about the current option, including a description, a value, and the date the value was updated. You can edit the value in this window by typing a new value in the Value field. Alternatively, you can type a ? in the Value field to list all possible values for the option. Select a value from the list.
S	Information	Is identical to the I command.
X	Defines exceptions	Defines exceptions to any restricted values. Restricted values are specified by an R in the Status field. Exceptions to restricted values are specified by an asterisk (* ) next to the status.

Note: Unlike the User Profile window, the Master/Group Profile window does not accept the R (Reset Value) command. To reset a value, type over the current value. [cautionend]

After you have made changes to your Master profile, choose Save from the File menu to save your Master profile to the default location.

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