Getting Started with RDCRN SAS Studio on Viya

  1. Go to the direct link to RDCRN SAS Studio here:

https://sas.rarediseasesnetwork.org/SASStudio/.

  1. After logging in to SAS Studio, the main window will appear consisting of the Explorer window on the left and a work area on the right.

  2. The work area is used to display your data, code, tasks, logs, and results. As you open these items, they are added to the work area as windows in a tabbed interface.

  3. To create a new program, select the drop-down “New” at the top left and select “SAS Program.”

  4. The work area will open to the right displaying the primary tabs or windows:

    a.  Code: Enter, edit, submit, and save a SAS program.

    b.  Log: Browse notes, warnings, and errors relating to a submitted SAS program.

    c.   Results: Browse output from reporting procedures.

  5. To create a new folder, select and right-click the folder in which you want to create the new folder. Select “New Folder.” The New Folder window appears. Enter the name of the new folder and it will be added to the list of folders.

  6. To upload one or more files from your local computer, select the folder to which you want to upload the files and right-click. Select “Upload Files.” Click the “+” to browse for the files that you want to upload. The maximum size of each uploaded file cannot exceed 100 MB.

  7. To download one or more files, right-click the files that you want to download and select “Download file.”

  8. Besides Base SAS, the following SAS products are installed on RDCRN SAS Studio:

    a.       SAS/STAT 15.1

    b.       SAS/GRAPH 9.4_M6

    c.       SAS/IML 15.1

    d.       SAS Integration Technologies 9.4_M6

    e.       SAS/Secure 168-bit 9.41_M3

    f.        High Performance Suite 2.2_M7

    g.       SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files 9.4_M6

    h.       SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC 9.4_M6

  9. For more information, click on the link below to access the SAS Studio User’s Guide:

    https://documentation.sas.com/api/docsets/webeditorug/5.1/content/webeditorug.pdf?locale=en