About This Book

Audience

SAS Model Manager is designed for the following users:

Those who are responsible for developing analytical models.
Those who are responsible for modeling project management.
Those who are responsible for model validation and performance testing.
Scoring officers.
Analysts.

You might be assigned to a specific user group or role, and that assignment determines which tasks you can perform. For more information, see SAS Model Manager User Groups, Roles, and Tasks.

Prerequisites

Here are the prerequisites for using SAS Model Manager:

The SAS Model Manager client is installed on your computer.
You have a user ID and password for logging on to SAS Model Manager.

Conventions Used in This Document

The following typographical conventions are used for all text in this document except for syntax:

bold

identifies an item in the SAS Model Manager window or a menu item.

italics

identifies a book title or a value that is supplied by the user.

monospace

identifies SAS code.

UPPERCASE

identifies a SAS language element, such as the SAS statements KEEP or DROP.

The following typographical conventions are used in SAS Model Manager macro syntax:

bold

identifies the name of a macro.

italic

identifies an argument that must be supplied by the user.

< >

identifies an optional macro argument.

| (vertical bar)

indicates that you can choose one value from a group. Values that are separated by the vertical bar are mutually exclusive.

UPPERCASE

indicates a keyword that can be used as a value for an argument.