In SAS 9.2, a pooled workspace server is used by default and the typical launch credentials are sassrv. If you are running a standard workspace server (the default in SAS 9.1), then the launch credentials are the same ones used to log into SAS Information Map Studio. In SAS^® Enterprise Guide^®, log in with the appropriate credentials to the server context in which the formats catalog is defined. For example, in SAS 9.1, the server context might be SASMain, as shown below.

Submit the following code, substituting your site-specific information.

libname library "C:\SAS\EntBIServer\Lev1\SASApp\SASEnvironment\SASFormats";
run;

If you see the following errors, then contact your administrator to request operating-system access to the location.

ERROR: User does not have appropriate authorization level for library LIBRARY.
ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

In SAS 9.2, a pooled workspace server is used by default and the typical launch credentials are sassrv. If you are running a standard workspace server (the default in SAS 9.1), then the launch credentials are the same ones used to log into SAS Information Map Studio. In SAS Enterprise Guide log in with the appropriate credentials to the server context in which the formats catalog is defined. For example, in SAS 9.2, the server context might be SASApp. Submit the following code, substituting your site-specific information.

libname library "C:\SAS\EntBIServer\Lev1\SASApp\SASEnvironment\SASFormats";

proc catalog cat=library.formats;
  contents;
  quit;
run;

If you see the following error, then contact your administrator to request operating-system access to the catalog.

ERROR: User does not have appropriate authorization level for file LIBRARY.FORMATS.CATALOG

In SAS Enterprise Guide, submit the following code in the same workspace server context in which the formats catalog is defined. For example, in SAS 9.2, you might connect to the SASApp server. In SAS 9.1, you might connect to the SASMain server.

proc options option=fmtsearch; run;

Here are some sample results from SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2.

FMTSEARCH=( APFMTLIB WORK LIBRARY )

If the library that contains your catalog is not listed, then refer back to SAS Note 40103.

Internal accounts (formatted as userid@saspw) cannot launch a workspace server. If you are using a standard workspace server (instead of pooled), then you will not be able to see the formats. Use a standard account instead.