topic Time series tool in Statistical Procedures

Time series tool

noetsi — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:59:42 GMT

We have the SAS time series (ETS) module and use it. But I can not figure out if we have the tool Time Series Forecasting System or not. I don't think so since I have been unable to locate it, but I would like to find out. Does anyone know how? I usually work inside EG if that matters.

Re: Time series tool

Hao_Luo — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 01:40:42 GMT

I get it in this path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SAS

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:27:35 GMT

We don't have the folder ProgramData and folders related to microsoft don't have that. Is this a product you have to purchase separate than ETS? Or something you have to ask to get uploaded other than the depot we get with our licenses? Thanks.

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:40:20 GMT

How do we know if that is on our license, that is the time series forcasting tool. We purchased ETS, but no one knows if that is part of our purchase or not.

Re: Time series tool

eduardo_silva — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:45:05 GMT

Hi,

I suggest you to open a case in SAS Technical Support and send them the log for the following code:

Proc setinit;run;
Proc product_status;run;

They'll probably be able to answer your question with this information.

Support@sas.com

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:04:20 GMT

Thanks I have been having trouble finding where to open these recently. They used to be a way to contact technical support in the help menu of EG, but I can no longer locate it.

Re: Time series tool

ChrisHemedinger — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:36:09 GMT

The Time Series Forecasting Tool is an old user interface that's surfaced in SAS windowing environment (SAS.exe on your desktop).

Modern versions of the same (and more) capabilities are in Forecast Studio (a solution that runs on the SAS 9.4 platform) and SAS Visual Forecasting (in SAS Viya).

SAS Enterprise Guide has tasks for several ETS procedures, but not a project-driven interface dedicated to forecasting/time series.

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:35:20 GMT

Thank you. We have 9.4 , although I have not seen the Forecast product. Do you have to buy an add on to that to get this interface? We do not have VIYA.

Re: Time series tool

sbxkoenk — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:45:49 GMT

The Time Series Forecasting System (TSFS) is a component of SAS/ETS® that provides a menu-based front-end for forecasting activities. You cannot use it from within Enterprise Guide. You need the SAS Windowing environment (some call it the SAS Display Manager).

I stopped using TSFS around the year 2010.

SAS 9.4 has a much better forecasting solution, being Forecast Server. SAS Forecast Studio (based on Java) is the client of SAS Forecast Server, providing a graphical interface for forecasting and time series analysis. On top of SAS/ETS , you need to license Forecast Server in order to be able to use it. Forecast Server comes with SAS High-Performance Forecasting. SAS High-Performance Forecasting (multi-threaded) is software with procedures (PROC HPxxxxx) and functions.

SAS® Forecast Server Procedures 15.3: User's Guide : https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/hpfug/15.3/hpfug_pt02.htm

SAS® Forecast Studio 15.3: User’s Guide : https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/fsug/15.3/titlepage.htm

Ciao,

Koen

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:50:19 GMT

Thank you very much

Re: Time series tool

noetsi — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:32:10 GMT

I wanted to thank everyone for the responses. Sometimes when you are doing general searches on line you bring up an older system no longer being used. We don't have the tools to use even the old system I believe, and won't be able to purchase the newer system either (I am the only one in my unit who uses statistics, most do SQL). Time series models are becoming more important and perhaps this may change in the future.