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SAS/ACCESS 4.3 Interface to R/3

Options BATCH= and DESTGROUP=

If batch mode was used for communication between SAS and your SAP System, then you must re-enable this option and identify the RFC destination. If you do not re-enable these options, then jobs that require large data transfers can fail. For example, an SAP metadata extract with SAS Data Surveyor for SAP will fail. For information about RFC destinations, see "Maintain RFC destinations" in Post-Installation Instructions for SAS/ACCESS 4.3 Interface to R/3.

Set options using the Server Manager plug-in in SAS Management Console:

  1. Expand the Server Manager node.

  2. Select the server icon that represents the SAP System. A Connection icon displays in the right panel.

  3. Right-click the Connection icon and select Properties.

  4. Click Options.

  5. Click Advanced Options. The Advanced Options dialog box displays.

  6. Enable the check box for Batch Mode.

  7. In the Other option(s) to be appended field, enter DESTGROUP=destination_group .

  8. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.

  9. Click OK to close the Connection: SAP Server Properties dialog box.

SAS RFC for z/OS Operating Environments Only

In SAS/ACCESS 4.2 Interface to R/3, a SAS RFC Server was used for communication and data transfer between SAS and SAP. In SAS/ACCESS 4.3 Interface to R/3, the SAS RFC Server is replaced by an internal RFC communication implementation, except for the z/OS operating environment.

Your administrator uses the SAS Deployment Wizard to migrate all SAS metadata from prior releases to SAS/ACCESS 4.3 Interface to R/3. During this operation, metadata for your SAP libraries is migrated, but it is modified to remove information about a SAS RFC Server (options RFC_SERVER_HOST= and RFC_SERVER_PORT= ). If you are not in a z/OS operating environment, your SAP libraries are available after the migration with no additional configuration.

For sites that have a z/OS operating environment, you must add the options RFC_SERVER_HOST= and RFC_SERVER_PORT= to your library metadata definitions. Use SAS Management Console to perform this change:

  1. Select Server Manager [arrow] <SAP Server> and then right-click Connection and select Properties. The Connection: SAP Server Properties dialog box opens.

  2. Click Options.

  3. Ensure the value for Language is uppercase, such as EN. The value must be in uppercase for z/OS operating environments.

  4. Click Advanced Options. The Advanced Options dialog box displays.

  5. In the Other option(s) to be appended field, add the following:

    • RFC_SERVER_HOST=rfc-server

    • RFC_SERVER_PORT=rfc-port

    .

  6. Click OK to close the Advanced Options dialog box.

  7. Click OK to close the Connection: SAP Server Properties dialog box.

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