SAS^® 9.4 Support for Java

Java Runtime Environment

• Starting with SAS 9.4M9, generally available in the second quarter of 2025, the SAS Private JRE is based on Java 21 technology for all SAS software that is written in Java.
• For all the supported operating systems except for IBM z/OS, Java 21 is installed along with SAS Foundation 9.4M9.
• For IBM z/OS, you must obtain and install the Java 21 SDK directly from IBM.
• In SAS 9.4M8, the SAS Private JRE is based on Java 11 technology for Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems, and on Java 8 for z/OS and z/64.
• In SAS 9.4M7 and SAS9.4M6, the SAS private JRE is based on Java 8.
• SAS 9.4 versions that precede SAS9.4M6 use a SAS Private JRE that is based on Java 7, for which commercial support from the vendor ended in July 2022.
  
  Note:  SAS 9.4M0 through 9.4M6 entered Limited Support from SAS in February 2025.

SAS 9.4 maintenance releases will contain the latest tested version of the SAS Private JRE, based on product build time. Customers who are applying a maintenance update for SAS software might also want to retrieve and apply a SAS Private JRE hot fix in order to obtain the most recent security fixes.

Java Software Development Kit (JDK)

For z/OS, you will need to obtain and install the Java 21 SDK directly from IBM.

If your system is running SAS 9.4M8 or earlier, review KB0041603 for recommendations about the supported Java releases.