User or Business Context

A context is a container for the programs that SAS Micro Analytic Service executes. It is also an isolated execution environment. That is, programs executing in one context are not visible to any other context. Therefore, contexts can be used to provide a separate environment for each user or different business unit, or for any other usage requiring isolation. The programs hosted by SAS Micro Analytic Service are known as modules. A context is a container of modules.
Because business context and user context are interchangeable terms that describe the two common uses of this single component, this document uses the term user context for simplicity.