Overview of SAS Foundation Services

SAS Foundation Services is a set of infrastructure and extension services that support the development of integrated, scalable, and secure applications based on Java. SAS Foundation Services is based on the following design principles:
  • implementation modularity
  • location transparency
  • robust and adaptive resource management
  • run-time monitoring
  • consistent deployment methodology
  • client neutrality
The design model of SAS Foundation Services supports both local and remote resource deployment and promotes resource sharing among applications. Sharing can occur for a specific session, for a specific user, or globally, as appropriate. At the same time, the model controls access to protected resources based on privileged-user status and group membership.
SAS Foundation Services contains the following services:
For information about configuring and administering SAS Foundation Services, see the SAS Foundation Services: Administrator's Guide.