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  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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Migration

PROC MIGRATE Documentation

Beginning in SAS 9.1, the migration process is simplified with the new MIGRATE procedure and validation tools. PROC MIGRATE not only copies or moves a library to the target installation, it also changes the members' file format to that of the most recent release of SAS, enabling you to exploit the full capabilities of the software. In addition, PROC MIGRATE provides some new functionality that the COPY, CPORT, CIMPORT, and CATALOG procedures do not.

The MIGRATE Procedure

is the formal documentation in the Base SAS Procedures Guide.

Errata for SAS 6: In the above documentation, the section about SAS 6 source environments is incorrect. Instead, see the SAS 6 table in a special topic in the Execution stage.

Migrating a Library with Validation Tools

presents brief instructions for running PROC MIGRATE with validation tools. The validation tools are SAS code in two files that you can download.

PROC MIGRATE Calculator

is an interactive tool that guides you to example code for your specific operating environment and library members.

SUGI Papers and Presentations

Related papers are available at Case Studies and Papers. Here is one SUGI 28 paper and associated presentation that focus on the role of PROC MIGRATE.

PROC MIGRATE: How to Migrate Your Data and Know You've Done It Right! (.pdf)

introduces PROC MIGRATE and compares it to the traditional copy procedures.

PROC MIGRATE: How to Migrate Your Data and Know You've Done It Right! (.ppt)

accompanies the presentation of the above paper.