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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.
- Get a Smarter COMPARE
Validation tools for the MIGRATE procedure now work with CEDA and provide additional details about catalogs, indexes, and integrity constraints.
- Start Planning
See Getting Started for the most efficient pathway through all of the SASŪ9 migration documentation.
- Coexistence
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.
- Sample Validation SOP
See an example SOP: SAS Installation Qualification / Operational Qualification (PDF) (updated 19 May 2008) for the pharmaceutical industry.
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SAS/MDDB Server and SAS OLAP Server
As of SAS®9, the SAS/MDDB Server, which creates MDDBs, is a component of the SAS OLAP Server, which creates cubes. SAS 8 OLAP data is accessible in SAS®9. However, when you build or read SAS 8 MDDBs, you cannot take advantage of new SAS®9 features without re-creating the data as SAS®9 data. For conversion information, read about transitioning from Release 8.2 in the SAS online documentation. See also a SUGI 29 paper about moving forward to SAS OLAP Server.