SAS/SHARE users are divided into three groups:
update or use concurrently
accessed data in other ways. End users might not even be aware of
SAS/SHARE. They just need some basic information about how to update
data sets and search for observations that they want to modify.
Programmers or developers
write applications
that use a server to access shared data. They must know how to define
a libref for a SAS library that is accessed through a SAS/SHARE server and have knowledge of how
the server handles locking.
start a server, manage
its session, and evaluate its performance. They give a server access
to SAS libraries (taking into account library security) and supply
clients with information to access these libraries. Server administrators
also make a server accessible to clients who have permission to use
it. At some sites, a server administrator might delegate specific
functions to other personnel and work with systems personnel to automate
administrative functions.