UPDATING SAS LICENSE INFORMATION


(Changing the Expiration Date)


SAS 6.12 FOR WINDOWS, WINDOWS 98 AND WINDOWS NT



To update the SAS System, you need:

  • this handout
  • a diskette with the current SETINIT.SAS file

    The SAS System is licensed on an annual basis.  In order to run SAS, current licensing information (also referred to as SETINIT) must be maintained.  The update diskette contains the new licensing information for your site in the file named SETINIT.SAS .

    To update the SAS license, follow these steps:

    1. Insert the diskette with the SETINIT.SAS file in your drive.

    2. From the Windows 95/98 and NT style task bar select START and then PROGRAMS.  Select The SAS System and click on Udpdate SAS License Information which will invoke the Authorization Wizard.

    3. A dialog box will appear. It will contain the path to the CONFIG.SAS file for the installation you are updating.  Verify this is the correct location.  Use the Browse buttom and change the PATH in the box if necessary. Click Next

    4. You will also be asked to verify the locations of the SASROOT directory (where the CORE SAS software is located) and the SAS Folder directory.   Click Next in both cases.

    5. A box will appear asking you if the SETINIT is located on a network/diskette.  Answer YES.

    6. Finally, when asked to provide the directory of your new SETINIT file, enter:

    	A:\                   NOTE: This example assumes the A drive                                   
                                          is your diskette drive
    								   
    and click Next.
    7. The following message will be displayed:

        License information for the SAS System has been updated.     Click OK to Exit.

    IMPORTANT: If you cannot find the Update SAS License Information icon, you can invoke the Authorization Wizard by running the SIUPDATE.EXE file located in the C:\SAS\CORE\SASINST subdirectory.  This example assumes that C:\SAS is the subdirectory where the SAS software is installed in your system.

    If you need further assistance, please contact the SAS Representative (777-6865).

    September 10, 2000

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    This page updated September 13, 2000 by Amy W. Yarbrough, Academic Research and Data Center.
    Copyright © 2000, The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina.
    URL http://www.sc.edu/ardc/docs/saslic612.htm