Client-Specific Requirements

Stored processes can be accessed from many different client environments. Software requirements vary depending on the client environment.

To use SAS Stored Processes in a Web application environment, the following components are recommended:

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK)

• servlet container

• SAS Web Infrastructure Platform

To use SAS Stored Processes in a Java application, the following components are required:

• Java Development Kit (JDK)

• servlet container (for servlets or JSPs only)

To access SAS Stored Processes from Microsoft Office, the following component is required:

• SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office

To access SAS Stored Processes from a Web services client, install one of the following components:

• SAS BI Web Services for Java

• SAS BI Web Services for .NET

To author SAS Stored Processes in a task-oriented user interface, install the following component:

• SAS Enterprise Guide

You can install all of the components on a single system or install them across multiple systems. A development system might have all of the components on a single desktop system, while a production system might have SAS installed on one or more systems, a servlet container installed on another system, and client software installed on multiple client desktop systems. For specific requirements about host platforms, see the product documentation for the individual components.

For general information about installing each of these components, see Components.

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