Note: To renew the SAS license file for SAS^® 9.4M2 (TS1M2), SAS^® 9.4M1 (TS1M1), or SAS^® 9.4M0 (TS1M0), see SAS Note 49679, "License file renewal instructions for SAS^® 9.4 personal installations in Microsoft Windows operating environments."

A way to identify your currently installed software release is by launching Renew SAS Software (from Start ► SAS). If you select a language and then the title of the window is SAS Deployment Manager, then your release is SAS^® 9.4M3 or a later SAS 9.4 release. 

Renew the SAS license file for SAS 9.4M3 (TS1M3) or later, such as SAS 9.4M4 (TS1M4), SAS 9.4M5 (TS1M5), SAS 9.4M6 (TS1M6), SAS 9.4M7 (TS1M7), or later

Perform the steps below.

Determine your current SAS version and SAS site number

Before you begin the steps to renew your SAS license file, you need to determine your current SAS version and SAS site number:

1. Start SAS 9.4 (English). Scroll to the top of the SAS log window to locate your company name and SAS site number. Or, if SAS is expired, look at the SAS expiration message. It contains the company name and SAS site number.
2. Make a note of your SAS version and SAS Technical Support site number for use below.
3. Close SAS or close the SAS expiration message window.

Verify the SAS installation data file (SID file) license file

1. If you do not have the SAS license file (SID file), see the section "Obtain a SID File" below.
2. Verify that your SAS licence file is for the same SAS version and SAS site number, as determined above.
   Note: The default name of the SID file is in this format:
          SAS94_order#_SiteNum_operating-system.txt 
   where order# is the unique order number for your site, SiteNum is your 8-digit SAS TS site number, and operating-system is the valid operating system for the SID file.
3. Save the SAS license file to a location accessible from your machine, such as your desktop or another folder.

Run the Renew SAS Software process

Now, to renew the SAS license file for SAS 9.4M3 or later, such as SAS 9.4M4, SAS 9.4M5, SAS 9.4M6, SAS 9.4M7, or later SAS 9.4 releases, perform these steps.

1. Log on to your Microsoft Windows operating system with a user ID with local administrator rights.
2. Verify that all SAS sessions are closed or that the SAS expiration message window is closed.
3. Select Start ► SAS and right-click Renew SAS Software 9.4 and select Run as administrator.  Note: If a User Access Control dialog box appears, click Allow. 

   Alternatively, navigate to the C:\program files\SASHOME\SASDeploymentManager\9.4\ folder. Right-click SASdm.exe and select Run as administrator. Select Renew SAS Software. Click Next.  Note: Your SAS installation might be in a different folder.

4. In the SAS Deployment Manager dialog box, Apply SAS Foundation license file for renewal is selected by default. Click Next.
5. Click Browse and navigate to the SAS installation data file (SID file) license file for your SAS Technical Support site number, determined above, that was previously saved on the machine. Select the SAS license file name and click Open.

   Note: The default SAS license file (SID file) name is in this format: SAS94_order#_SiteNum_operating-system.txt.

   Note that order# is the unique order number for your site, SiteNum is your 8-digit SAS site number, and operating-system is the valid operating system for the SID file.

    If you do not have the SID file, see the section "Obtain a SID File," below.
6. Verify the operating system and SAS products and click Next.
7. Click Start.
8. If the license renewal is successful, a green check mark is displayed. Click Next.
9. If it is not successful, an error message is displayed. Review the error to determine how to fix the problem. Or, if a log file is indicated, open the log file and search for error messages. Contact SAS Technical Support for assistance with any errors.
10. Click Finish.
11. Start SAS 9.4 (English) and verify the new expiration dates. See below.

Verify the currently licensed SAS products and expiration dates

To check the currently licensed SAS products and corresponding expiration dates, do the following:

1. Open a SAS session.
2. In the SAS Editor window, enter this code: proc setinit; run;
3. Select Run ► Submit.
4. View the products and expiration dates in the SAS log window.

Obtain a SAS license file (SAS installation data file, or SID file)

To obtain a SID file, contact the SAS installation representative at your company. To determine the SAS installation representative who is responsible for your site, navigate to SAS Support Personnel at Your Site.

Make sure that you have your SAS site number and company name. This information is displayed at the top of the SAS log window when you first start SAS 9.4. Or, if SAS 9.4 is expired, then it is displayed in the expiration message.

Alternatively, contact the personnel at your company who are responsible for SAS installations and provide your SAS site number and version as determined above.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	9.4_M5		9.4 TS1M5
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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Starting with SAS 9.4 (TS1M3), the renewal process changed. These instructions apply to SAS 9.4M3 (TS1M3) or later, such as SAS® 9.4M4 (TS1M4), SAS® 9.4M5 (TS1M5), SAS® 9.4M6 (TS1M6), SAS® 9.4M7 (TS1M7), or later SAS 9.4 Microsoft Windows installations only.

Type:	Usage Note
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Date Modified:	2021-02-26 15:25:08
Date Created:	2015-07-13 12:01:13