Introduction

An IMLPlus program can interact with R on the computer running the SAS Workspace Server. Although it is usually more convenient to use IMLPlus with client-side R, there are some situations where it is beneficial to use IMLPlus with server-side R. For example:

• You want to use R to analyze some voluminous data that is already located on the server computer.
• You want to perform a lengthy computation in R and the server computer is more powerful than your desktop computer.
• You need to use the exact setup of R on the server computer.

The interface between IMLPlus and server-side R is the same interface as that provided by PROC IML. The PROC IML interface to R is documented in the SAS/IML User's Guide in the chapter Calling Functions in the R Language. When interacting with server-side R from an IMLPlus program, there are a few special issues of which you need to be aware.

Please refer to the following topics:

Submitting Statements To Server-Side R

Exchanging Data With Server-Side R

Client-Side R Features Not Available With Server-Side R