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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 SAS®9 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.

Migration

Make a list of all the migration tools and utilities that you have and those that you need to obtain. Here are some suggestions.

	PROC MIGRATE
	This is the new, premier migration tool. It should replace the copy procedures when you want to migrate a file to SAS 9 format. For instructions, start with the PROC MIGRATE Calculator, which guides you to special topics in the Execution stage. Full syntax, details, and exceptions are in the PROC MIGRATE documentation.
	PROC CV2VIEW
	This SAS/ACCESS procedure converts an access descriptor or view descriptor to Version 9 format. It can also convert an access view to a PROC SQL view. See SAS/ACCESS for Relational Databases: Reference. But you can also use PROC MIGRATE to convert a SAS/ACCESS view from Release 6.12 or later to Version 9.
	PROCs COPY, CPORT, CIMPORT
	See the SAS Procedures Guide and Moving and Accessing SAS Files.
	XML LIBNAME engine
	See the XML LIBNAME Engine Users's Guide.
	XPORT LIBNAME engine
	See Moving and Accessing SAS Files.
	SAS/CONNECT or SAS/SHARE software
	See Moving and Accessing SAS Files and the SAS/CONNECT User's Guide or the SAS/SHARE User's Guide. Under certain circumstances, RLS is used with PROC MIGRATE. If you need RLS and you don't have access to SAS/SHARE or SAS/CONNECT software, contact the Customer Interaction Center (phone 1-800-727-0025 or send e-mail to CICenter@sas.com).
	File transfer protocol (FTP) software

	In-house or consultant-provided scripts

	Validation macros associated with PROC MIGRATE
	See the PROC MIGRATE documentation.
	SAS OQ and SAS IQ, or, in OS/390, validation jobs
	See documentation at the SAS Install Center. See also a discussion of the tools here in the validation topics.
	In-house or consultant-provided scripts