topic Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya in SAS Viya

SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

pavelr — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 06:00:54 GMT

Hello! Is there a list of all SAS9 elements (programming) which are not valid, not supported or have restrictions in SAS Viya? Could you share a link to that list?

It is important to know what changes must be made in the code before migrating from SAS9 to Viya, but I was surprised that it is difficult to find information on this. Please note that I specifically need information about code elements (procedures, functions, options, etc.) which must be changed before migrating to Viya.

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

gwootton — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:37:21 GMT

The Content Assessment tool can analyze SAS code for functions not supported in Viya.

Using the SAS® System Evaluation Tool in SAS 9 Content Assessment
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/whatsdiff/n1w49eit6yfog6n1w6t81ue288b5.htm

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

pavelr — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:17:23 GMT

Thanks. Yes, I know about this tool, and I have used CodeCheck, but I have questions about this tool. Actually, tool is good, but it is not clear why it lists some elements and it would be nice to have a list of all elements somewhere.

If you know The Content Assessment tool very well, can I ask you questions on it?

But at the same time, I am still looking for a list of code elements that are not supported (or have restrictions) in Viya.

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

Tom — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:01:14 GMT

The descriptions on the link you posted make that look like a tool to evaluate an SAS installation.

It does not have appear to have anything about what parts of SAS code might need modification to work with VIYA.

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

gwootton — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:10:47 GMT

Sorry about that, here's the doc for the content assessment as a whole, the codeCheck function is the one I was referring to.

Understanding SAS Content Assessment
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/sasadmincdc/v_001LTS/contentassessment/p1ah4sdmjsw5pgn1wb2f1ygjp322.htm

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

gwootton — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:21:41 GMT

Generally speaking the things that don't transfer to Viya are things that don't exist in Viya like the metadata functions, I don't think there is a published list of these code elements.

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

pavelr — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:33:44 GMT

Well, codeCheck uses some kind of a list, so it would be nice to have it somewhere else.

And like I said, I have questions about codeCheck. For example, it mark as an "issue" proc chart, but proc chart runs well in Viya. So, I do not know how it works. That is the reason why it would be nice to have some kind of a list of elements which should be changed before migrating to Viya.

Re: SAS9 elements which are not supported in Viya

gwootton — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:36:59 GMT

It looks like this is because it's not included in all Viya orders.

From PROC CHART documentation:
https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/proc/n106mxnj9wfc80n1umlsyn8g1zld.htm

Restriction: This procedure is not available in SAS Viya orders that include only SAS Visual Analytics.