• SAS BI Web Services
• Using Web Services
  • Deciding Between .NET and Java
  • Writing SAS Programs for Web Services
  • Discover Method
  • Execute Method
• Securing Web Services
  • Security for .NET Using WSE 2.0
  • Security for Java
• Samples
  • Sample PROC MEANS
  • SAS Integration Technologies Samples
• Reference Materials
  • Java Technology and Web Services
  • Microsoft XML Web Services

SAS 9.1.3 Integration Technologies » Developer's Guide

SAS BI Web Services

Using Web Services

Before you can use Web services, you need to follow these steps on the server side:

1. Decide whether you want to use SAS BI Web Services for .NET or SAS BI Web Services for Java. Install SAS BI Web Services and the SAS Metadata Server.
2. Write a SAS program to use as a stored process with Web services.
3. Define a stored process server.
4. Define a stored process using BI Manager. Use XMLA Web Service as a keyword when defining a stored process to be called by a SAS BI Web Service. Also, when defining a stored process to be called by a SAS BI Web Service, specify Streaming as the stored process output type.

   Note: BI Manager is available beginning with SAS Foundation Services 1.2. If you have not upgraded to this release, then you can use Stored Process Manager to register and manage stored processes. BI Manager replaces Stored Process Manager. For more information about using BI Manager or Stored Process Manager, see the Help in SAS Management Console.

On the client side, follow these steps to use Web services:

1. Locate the WSDL.
2. Write the code for the client application that uses either the Discover method or Execute method to call the Web service.
3. Run the code.

The SAS code that implements the Web service, the metadata, and the client code that calls the Web service must all be synchronized. The following table shows how to synchronize these three items:

<StoredProcess name=
   'MyStoredProcess'>

libname instream
   xml;

<Stream name='instream'>
<XMLDataFromClientHere...
</Stream>

&tablename

<Parameter
   name='tablename'>
   myParam</Parameter>

libname _WEBOUT
   xml xmlmeta=
   &_XMLSCHEMA;