topic Re: New warning in SAS Programming

New warning: about software product expiring soon

Mscarboncopy — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:12:31 GMT

Hi.

I never got this warning before.

I know this is not a license renewal warning. What is this and what do I need to do?

Thanks,

WARNING: The Base SAS Software product with which RESULTS is associated will be expiring soon, and is

WARNING: currently in warning mode to indicate this upcoming expiration. Please run PROC SETINIT to

WARNING: obtain more information on your warning period.

Re: New warning

PaigeMiller — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:57:14 GMT

It means your employer or your university needs to renew the license. They probably know about this already.

Re: New warning

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:00:02 GMT

This IS the license renewal warning.

Have your SAS admins obtain a new license and apply it.

Re: New warning

SASKiwi — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:57:18 GMT

Follow the instructions and run this to see what the actual expiry date is and prove that it is a genuine licence expiry warning:

proc setinit;
run;

Re: New warning

ballardw — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:24:16 GMT

I seem to recall there are two different warning messages. The one you are seeing is the heads up maybe 45 days. Then you get one with the DATE that things will stop working at about 15 days.

Or I could be remembering incorrectly as retirement is starting to rot my memory...

Re: New warning

Mscarboncopy — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:46:15 GMT

Thank you @Kurt_Bremser

It is odd as my license is renewed in November usually. I wonder why we are getting this so early on. It says mid July.

Re: New warning

Mscarboncopy — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:47:29 GMT

@PaigeMiller Most institutions but not mine. I am the one who needs to renew my license each year and it usually is in November, this is why it threw me off as it is so early and it is saying July. Thank you.

Re: New warning

Mscarboncopy — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:48:40 GMT

I did, it says mid July. It is odd, as my renewal is usually in November, it threw me off to see this warning now. Thank you.

Re: New warning

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:10:21 GMT

Run PROC SETINIT and look at the log. You'll see the current expiration date.

Re: New warning

Quentin — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:26:57 GMT

@ballardw wrote:

I seem to recall there are two different warning messages. The one you are seeing is the heads up maybe 45 days. Then you get one with the DATE that things will stop working at about 15 days.

Or I could be remembering incorrectly as retirement is starting to rot my memory...

You're correct. My current setinit looks like:

Expiration:   14OCT2025.
Grace Period:  0 days (ending 14OCT2025).
Warning Period: 15 days (ending 29OCT2025).

Which is actually a surprise to me, glad I looked. In prior years we typically had 45 day grace period (after the expiration date) and 45 day warning period (I think that was after the grace period). And needed all that time to get the purchase orders through...

Re: New warning

FreelanceReinh — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:03:39 GMT

I noticed a similar change when I received the most recent setinit file for my personal SAS license in February: The "grace period" was cancelled (i.e., set to zero). It had been constantly 62 days for the past ten years. The "warning period" (which follows the grace period) was cut down to 15 days (from 31 - 34 in previous years).

So I would have entered the shortened warning period two months earlier if I hadn't renewed the license in time.

Re: New warning

Quentin — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:10:29 GMT

I'm hoping SAS will continue to be generous with emergency 7-day (30 day?) setinits. Seems like the majority of years, at multiple employers, I've entered the warning period. And then had IT tell me "don't worry, it's just a warning." : )

Re: New warning

ChrisHemedinger — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:28:26 GMT

See this SAS note regarding SETINIT/authorization changes from last year:

Changes to SAS Authorization Codes (SETINITs)

I can't speak to your specific case, but it's possible you have an autorenew agreement, which means you should not need that traditional lead time for securing an updated license.

Re: New warning

SASKiwi — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 21:44:51 GMT

I'm involved with SAS licensing where I work and we have been aware of SAS's change in process. In my experience the holdup has always been the payment of invoices before getting the licence files. Now all we need to is to action a Purchase Order and we get the licence keys straight away. We are no longer dependent on the vagaries of Finance department invoicing 🙂

Re: New warning

Mscarboncopy — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:22:26 GMT

@ballardw @Quentin For me it did not show anything until 6/15 which is odd, I remember getting a warning before the grace period was done.

Expiration: 15JUN2025.

Grace Period: 0 days (ending 15JUN2025).

Warning Period: 30 days (ending 15JUL2025).

What I do not understand is that even if I bought the license for the first time in November (2024) the warning is the same now. It probably does not matter when you buy it (?) the renewals are always June/July because that is the institution's date?

My orders usually take 30 days to go through and it is not letting me (re)purchase until July. 😕 saying it will work until September. It is so confusing.

Re: New warning

Quentin — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:48:44 GMT

My memory is notes started in the grace period, and then warnings increased dramatically in the warning period. But this year, you have no grace period.

The timing of the license is specific to the contract with SAS. So if your institution (company or university) has a SAS license that expires on June 15 every year, that is when your license will expire, regardless of when you obtain a license from your institution.

If someone from your institution is saying "Don't worry, SAS will work until September" you should tell them now that it will stop working on Jul 15. They are probably not aware that the grace period was eliminated and warning period was shortened. If you send them the setinit (license file) with the dates highlighted, that should clarify it for them.

Re: New warning

Mscarboncopy — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:06:52 GMT

Thank you @Quentin This is super helpful. I will do that.

Re: New warning

SASKiwi — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 02:44:23 GMT

@Mscarboncopy - I suggest you also include @ChrisHemedinger 's link: Changes to SAS Authorization Codes (SETINITs)

in your response. The important thing to note is you get your licence files at the START of your invoicing process (the Purchase Order step) and not at the END when it is actually paid, saving several weeks.