Deploying an Enterprise Information System

Using the RUNEIS Command

You can use the RUNEIS command from any SAS window. You can assign the RUNEIS command to a function key or include the RUNEIS command in an autoexec file to invoke a SAS session that automatically begins in a SAS/EIS application that you specify.

RUNEIS APPL=libref.appl-database-name.applname.appltype

where

libref: is the name that references the library in which the application is stored.
appl-database-name: is the name of the application database that contains the SAS/EIS application.
applname.appltype: are the name and type of the SAS/EIS application.

You can use the following options with the RUNEIS command:

MDDBPW=password

enables you to specify a password that is associated with an MDDB. The password must be 8 characters or less.

This option is useful if the MDDB application that you specify in APPL= creates a password-protected MDDB file. By including the password in the RUNEIS command, you avoid having to specify the password at run time. If you do not specify a password in the RUNEIS command, you will be prompted for a password when you run the MDDB application interactively. If the application runs in batch mode and you do not specify a password in the RUNEIS command, the MDDB file will not be created.

PARMS=|PARMSDS=libref.SAS-catalog.entry.SLIST

specifies a parameters catalog entry to use for the SAS/EIS application instead of the default SASUSER.PARMS.PARMS.SLIST. Specifying a different parameters catalog entry enables you to use different customized settings, search paths, and other designations for different sessions. You can use a PARMS specification to share a customized session with other users. You must specify an existing SAS libref, but SAS/EIS software creates the catalog for you if it does not already exist.

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