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- Updates for SAS 9.2 (March 2008)
See the compatibility calculator to determine whether you need to migrate your libraries to SAS 9.2. Use the PROC MIGRATE calculator to find the right example code for your migration.
- Get a Smarter COMPARE
Validation tools for the MIGRATE procedure now work with CEDA and provide additional details about catalogs, indexes, and integrity constraints.
- Start Planning
See Getting Started for the most efficient pathway through all of the SASŪ9 migration documentation.
- Coexistence
Many SAS®9 products can install side-by-side with SAS 8.2 with very good compatibility. See Peaceful Coexistence: SAS®9 and SAS 8.2 for details.
- Sample Validation SOP
See an example SOP: SAS Installation Qualification / Operational Qualification (PDF) (updated 19 May 2008) for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Migration
Planning
Good planning cannot be emphasized enough. Start by printing the Migration Planning Worksheet to use as a checklist. The planning worksheet includes all known best practices and issues that SAS employees and customers have uncovered. Many of the planning topics ask you to inventory your assets and requirements so that you can create the best plan.
The planning worksheet directs you to documentation in the following areas.
- Hardware Considerations
- Take an inventory of the hardware you have and the hardware you expect to purchase.
Then consider hardware and operating system issues than can affect your migration timeline.
- Files to Migrate
- Identify which files to migrate, which files to move, and how to update syntax for Base SAS
and other SAS products.
- Scheduling
- Uncover the time and process constraints that can affect
the individuals and workflow in your organization.
- Validation
- Gather requirements from your staff and create a validation plan. Use SAS®9 tools or develop your own validation tests.