Highlights of the changes include the following:

• You can customize the format of the time axis on the Gantt chart.

• You can import and convert Microsoft Project data that has been saved in XML format.

• The CLP procedure is now production with the exception of the scheduling related constraints.

• The OPTMODEL procedure supports named problems to enable easy manipulation of multiple subproblems.

• The IPNLP and NLPU solvers support new techniques for large-scale optimization.

• SAS Simulation Studio 1.5 is a new graphical application for discrete event simulation and is included with SAS/OR software. Documentation is available at the following link: http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/simstudio/index.html

More information about the changes and enhancements is provided in this chapter. Details can be found in the relevant volumes of the SAS/OR 9.22 User’s Guide and in the SAS Simulation Studio 1.5 User’s Guide.