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• Updates for SAS 9.2 (March 2008)
  See the compatibility calculator to determine whether you need to migrate your libraries to SAS 9.2. Use the PROC MIGRATE calculator to find the right example code for your migration.
  
  
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  Validation tools for the MIGRATE procedure now work with CEDA and provide additional details about catalogs, indexes, and integrity constraints.
  
  
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  Many SAS®9 products can install side-by-side with SAS 8.2 with very good compatibility. See Peaceful Coexistence: SAS®9 and SAS 8.2 for details.
  
  
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Migration

Execution: Migrate Files

Migrating files to the target SAS installation is the third phase, after creating backups and benchmarks and installing SAS. As part of the installation, you have already validated that SAS®9 is installed correctly and is performing correctly.

You might choose to migrate in stages. For example, you could migrate one workgroup at a time. Or you could identify the processes that need SAS®9 features the most, and migrate them first.

Step 1: Update SAS programs and custom SAS applications

Update SAS code to run correctly for SAS®9 and for any differences in the target operating environment.

Step 2: Migrate data to SAS®9 format

Use PROC MIGRATE to migrate data sets and other SAS files. For some files not covered by PROC MIGRATE, you can move them to the target and then recompile to save them in SAS®9 format.