SAS® Life Science Analytics Framework 5.1 and 5.1.1 introduce a combination of new features and enhancements (delivered primarily in 5.1) along with a focus on three primary themes (for 5.1.1).
Specifically, the new features and enhancements delivered (in 5.1) include:
·Upgraded SAS® platform (SAS® 9.4M5)
·Complete Flash to HTML 5 rewrite
·Expand/Replace of the Org-Project-Analysis repository structure, customized by instance
·Program Development improvements
oNew SAS® program editor (same code editor used for SAS® Studio)
oNew data viewer with enhanced sort/filter capabilities
·Data Standard Governance and Enhanced Metadata Management
oSupport for CDISC standards SEND, ADaM, full Define-XML 2.0 specification and generation
oComparison tools for model-standard and standard-study
The three primary themes / focus areas (for 5.1.1) are:
Performance
Internationalization Support
Defects
From a software defects perspective, SAS® Life Science Analytics Framework 5.1.1 addresses the following issues: