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Running SAS Interactively

On the Yens, SAS is available via the module command.

See all currently installed versions with:

Terminal Input
module avail sas

You will see the current SAS versions listed:

Terminal Output
-------------------------------------------- Global Aliases --------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------- /software/modules/Core ----------------------------------------
   sas/9.4

Load SAS Module

To use SAS software on the Yens, load the module:

Terminal Input
ml sas
This will load the default SAS module. You can also load a specific version of SAS with:

Terminal Input
ml sas/9.4

Running SAS Code

To execute a SAS script at the terminal, run:

Terminal Input
sas <your-script.sas>
where <your-script.sas> is your SAS script.

Note that SAS output is provided in a log file called <your-script.log>.

Graphical SAS

SAS can be also be accessed in a graphical form using Jupyter Notebooks or X-Forwarding.

Other SAS Environments

Depending on your needs, you may prefer using SAS in a different environment.

  • SAS Studio on WRDS provides a web-native graphical interface with access to the GSB's licensed data on WRDS.
  • Your machine may be a more effective place to develop your code, given the native GUI. There is a free license for SAS at the University level.