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3.4.3 Interactive Reporting (MSAS)

Interactive access to SAS with CA MICS is provided through
the MSAS dialog from the CA MICS Workstation Facility (MWF).
The MSAS dialog, running under ISPF, allows experienced SAS
users to exercise a flexible set of options for invoking
interactive full-screen SAS in the CA MICS environment.  The
MSAS dialog supports several types of interactive reporting,
including:
 
   - read-only access to a single unit database
   - read-only access to multiple unit databases
   - SAS without any unit databases


To support the interactive use of SAS with CA MICS, MSAS
allocates the required SAS files, work files, user files,
sort files, CA MICS libraries, and, optionally, the CA MICS
database.  In addition to allocating CA MICS database files,
MSAS uses the standard CA MICS DDNAMEs (for example, SOURCE,
INCLLIB, and USOURCE) to allocate the CA MICS library data
sets.  This lets you select SAS statements from the CA MICS
libraries, modify and execute these statements under SAS/DMS,
and then save the program for future use.

MSAS is a MICF application running under your private MICF
options.  Through MICF Options, you can control the set up of
SAS execution parameters and temporary data set allocations.
You can also control the allocation of additional data sets
for one-time or repeated use.

To use MSAS, see Chapter 3 of this guide.