Download and Install the SAS® Server components of the sample environment

  1. Download the SAS Server Components (sasServer.zip) of the sample environment.

    You can select either Save or Open. However, we suggest you use Save so that you have a local copy. If you choose Save, note the location of the sasServer.zip file. You can also choose to open it after selecting Save.

  2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file to a folder accessible by your SAS Application Server (e.g., you can assign a libname statement to it in a SAS session). Note the path as it is referenced as <installation root> in these instructions. Also remember to select use Folders when extracting the files.

  3. Before you update your appstart.sas file, verify that there are no Application Servers running for the appdisp service. You can stop them using the Application Dispatcher Administration link to shut down the appdisp servers.

  4. Update your appstart.sas file. Locate the folder that contains the appstart.sas file by clicking on the Windows Start button and selecting All Programs or Programs ==> The SAS System (for Version 8) or SAS (for Version 9) ==> IntrNet ==> appdisp Service ==> Service Directory.

    1. Add these statements to your appstart.sas file, replacing <installation root> with the value used in Step 2 above. You can insert these statements just before the run and %let statements at the end of the appstart.sas file.

    2. Update the PROC APPSRV statement to add an administrative password, e.g.,adminpw='yourAdminPW'. This is not required, but it is a best practice (see Section 4.4.2.4).

  5. Edit the entry INIT_PROGRAM.SOURCE of the APPSERVER_ADMIN catalog to replace <installation root> with the same value used in Step 2 above. To do this, start SAS and then:

    1. Define a libname for SASPRESS replacing <installation root> with the path the zip file was extracted to in Step 2, and then press Submit.

    2. Go to the SAS Explorer Window and double click on Saspress

    3. Double-click on the Appserver_... catalog.

    4. Double-click on the Init_program entry.

    5. Replace <installation root> with the value used in Step 2 above and then click X and select Save.