SAS Forecast Server

Product Release Number

After you apply the third maintenance release, the Deployment Summary lists the product release number for SAS Forecast Server as 3.1_M3. For more information, see About the Deployment Summary.

Post-Configuration Steps for SAS Forecast Server

When These Post-Configuration Steps Are Required

Use the following table to determine what (if any) post-configuration steps you need to complete. To determine the product release number for Base SAS, see the deployment registry report that you generated before you applied the third maintenance release. For more information, see About the Deployment Summary.
When Post-Configuration Steps Are Required
Update Scenario
Are Post-Configuration Steps Required?
You are installing SAS Forecast Server 3.1 for the first time.
No
You are applying the third maintenance release to an existing SAS 9.2 deployment, and the product release number for SAS Forecast Server is 3.1_M2.
No
The 3.1_M2 indicates that you have applied the second maintenance release for SAS Forecast Server. This maintenance release includes localized Help and was available in December 2009. No additional post-configuration steps are required after you apply the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2.
You are applying the third maintenance release to an existing SAS 9.2 deployment, and the product release number for SAS Forecast Server is 3.1 or 3.1_M1.
Yes, if you use the Java Web Start application
The 3.1 and 3.1_M1 product release numbers indicate that you have not applied the second maintenance release for SAS Forecast Server, which was available in December 2009 and included localized Help. This product-specific maintenance release is included in the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2.
For the post-configuration steps, see How to Use the Java Web Start Application.

How to Use the Java Web Start Application

In the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2, additional steps are required to use the Java Web Start application with SAS Forecast Server 3.1. To use the Java Web Start installation with SAS Forecast Server 3.1, you must complete the following steps after you apply the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2:
  1. Copy the jws_exclude file from SAS-installation-directory\SASForecastServerMidTier\3.1\Config\apps\Forecasting\ to the SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\AnalyticsPlatform\apps\Forecasting directory.
  2. Stop and restart the Analytics Platform server by completing the steps in SAS Analytics Platform Server.