Applying a Product-Specific Maintenance Release

Before you request a product-specific maintenance release, you might want to know what new functionality is available and how installing this maintenance release could affect your site. The following table lists the information that you want to gather before ordering a product-specific maintenance release.

Before you install a product-specific maintenance release, determine what specific steps need to be completed at your site. Most product releases depend on the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2. If you have not applied the third maintenance release for SAS 9.2, then SAS automatically installs this maintenance release. If you have applied the third maintenance release, then you will not need to apply it again. During this process, you create a custom checklist for your site. Some tasks must be performed by all sites, but other tasks are required only if you license that particular SAS product. The following table lists the sections that you need to review in order to create this custom checklist.

During this process, you will create a custom checklist for your site. Some tasks must be performed by all sites, but other tasks are required only if you license that SAS product. The following table lists the sections that you need to review in order to create this custom checklist.