Because SAS and ArcGIS exchange data using an OLE protocol, each SAS library is treated as an OLE database. Therefore, to exchange data you must first add an OLE database connection to ArcGIS's list of database connections.

To add an OLE database connection:

1. Open ArcCatalog.
2. Double-click Add OLE DB Connection.
3. Select SAS IOM Data Provider 9.0 from the Provider tab of the Data Link Properties window.
4. Select the Connections tab and specify _local_ in the Data Source field.
   Specifying local as the data source indicates that the SAS libraries that are to be connected to as OLE databases are on the same machine as ArcCatalog is running on.
5. Click OK to add an OLE DB Connection entry to your catalog.
6. Right-click OLE DB Connection and select Connect from the pop-up menu.