Foundation Services :: SAS(R) 9.3 Integration Technologies: Overview

The SAS Foundation Services are a set of infrastructure and extension services that support the development of integrated, scalable, and secure Java applications. The SAS Foundation Services are 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 the 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.

The SAS Foundation Services are as follows:

Connection Service
Discovery Service
Event Broker Service
Information Service
Logging Service
Publish Service
Security Service
Session Service
Stored Process Service
User Service

The Connection, Publish, and Stored Process services are extensions of similar services that are part of the Integrated Object Model (IOM) Services published with SAS Integration Technologies 8.2. The IOM Services continue to be supported. However, the SAS Foundation Services provide enhanced features, including support for the use of a SAS Metadata Server for storing configuration information, and support for the use of shared remote service deployments.

For information about configuring and administering SAS Foundation Services, see the SAS Foundation Services: Administrator's Guide. For information about using SAS Foundation Services to develop applications, see the SAS Integration Technologies: Java Client Developer's Guide.