SAS® OnDemand for Academics SAS® Forecast Studio 15.2 installation directions
*FIRST* Please note if you are a user that used SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS® Forecast Studio prior to December 22, 2022 please first see the following link first SAS® OnDemand for Academics Winter 2022 Upgrade Information under Software Changes where there are details about how to Clear the Java Cache in SAS® OnDemand for Academics Forecast Studio as the Java Cache from the previously used SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS® Forecast Studio version can interfere if the SAS OnDemand for Academics version was used previously.
*Please also note that SAS® OnDemand for Academics SAS® Forecast Studio 15.2 now requires an installation that supports SAS® 9.4 releases and because of this it is not installable/usable on a Mac equipped with an Apple silicon Chip. The Windows-based applications are built for the Intel x64 architecture, and thus requires the Mac to have an Intel Processor.
If you are enrolled in a course that will be using SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS® Forecast Studio, you should see the following symbol on the right-hand side of your SAS® OnDemand for Academics dashboard when you sign into your account at https://welcome.oda.sas.com/:
Click on that symbol and it will expand the right-hand side tab:
You will need to do three things here. First click on Manage your personal environment, shown above circled in green and you will see the following window open:
You will need to click in the area shown circled in red above to provision a forecasting environment for your account. Once you click on the area it will look like the picture shown below and you will need to click on Apply and then OK to save the setting:
Next click on the area that is seen below circled in red to download the file to install SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS® Forecast Studio:
This will open a new page to a download the SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio file (If you are not already signed into your SAS Profile you will need to sign in) and you will need to click on SASForecastStudio152.exe under request download and accept the SAS license agreement in order to download and save the file to your computer.
Make sure that you have administrative privileges on the Windows user account you are using for the installation. You will also need to copy the unique URL listed under Usage in your account that you will find in the area that is seen above circled in yellow. This will ensure that you can connect to the right SAS® OnDemand for Academics URL for your account.
*If you are installing SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio for multiple users, such as a school lab please see the following FAQ for SAS® OnDemand for Academics SAS Enterprise Miner Questions as it applies to both SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Enterprise Miner and SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio.
Once the file is fully downloaded you will want to locate it in your file explorer you should right click the file to run the file as an administrator for the installation:
Once the installation starts you will see the following sequence of windows that you will need to click through and enter information as indicated below when you are prompted. First click Install:
For the next window you will need to select your preferred language:
The next window will request the SAS Environment URL. This is where you will need to paste what you copied in your own personal SAS® OnDemand for Academics dashboard as shown above circled in yellow, or if you are installing SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio for multiple users, such as a school lab please see the following FAQ for SAS® OnDemand for Academics SAS Enterprise Miner Questions since those directions are the same for SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio. Once the appropriate URL is entered click Next:
*If the wrong URL OR NO URL is entered, you will not be able to connect to SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio and will see an error message. (Examples of these error messages are shown under the expected login screenshots below)
When the Tooling initialization is complete, and the Examining File System is done click Next:
In the next window you will want to click Start:
When the process has completed, you will want to click Next:
Click Finish at the following window:
And Finish at this window:
Once the installation of SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS Forecast Studio is complete you will also need to download and install the SAS hot fix that is mentioned on the SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS Forecast Studio download page. Click on the link on the download page, as shown circled in red below, that link will have the Windows Download: K9I002pt.zip listed that you will need to download and save:
This will open the SAS Deployment Manager Task window. Select Apply Hot Fixes and click Next:
The next window needs to point to the file where the downloaded hot fix zip file is. The default location provided is C:\Program Files\SASHome\InstallMisc\HotFixes\New and so I would recommend placing the K9I002pt.zip file in the folder named New in the file path shown below and then click Next:
This will bring you to the Checking System window:
When it completes click Next:
The next window will ask you to review the Hot Fix Update, click Next:
The next window will show you the Deployment Summary, click Start:
Once the Deployment is complete you should see all green check marks and click Next:
The next window should show that the hot fix updates are complete, click Next:
Click Finish on the next window:
Once you have finished applying the hot fix you are ready to start using SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS Forecast Studio. To start SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS Forecast Studio locate SAS Forecast Studio 15.2 in the start menu and right click to More and then Run as administrator to have SAS OnDemand for Academics SAS Forecast Studio 15.2 open:
Or you can type SAS Forecast Studio in the search bar to have it come up:
When you run SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio you may have to select yes to allow it to make changes. Then the following window will open where you will type your SAS OnDemand for Academics User Id or email and your password to Log On:
Or alternatively if the SAS environment for multiple users was used then you will also have to select the SAS environment for your specific SAS® OnDemand for Academics account:
After clicking Log On you should be seeing your SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio so that you can get started!
*If NO URL was entered for your SAS® OnDemand for Academics account during the installation when you were asked for the SAS Environments URL as noted above you will see the error message below instead of seeing a login window:
*If the wrong URL for your SAS® OnDemand for Academics account was entered during installation when you were asked for the SAS Environments URL as noted above, or if you select the wrong SAS environment for your account, you will see the error message below instead of having SAS® OnDemand for Academics: SAS Forecast Studio open:
To correct both of these errors, you can run the installation again and place the correct URL for your SAS® OnDemand for Academics account in the SAS Environments URL window as indicated in the directions, or select the correct SAS environment for your SAS® OnDemand for Academics account if you selected the wrong one.
*If the hot fix hasn’t been downloaded and applied after the installation you will get the following error message after you try to login:
“The Forecast Studio client version: 150200.0.0.20200715190000_d4fstd152 does not match the Forecast Studio server "......" version: 150201.1.0.20211110112500_f0fstd152p. Contact your system administrator for assistance.”
*If your account doesn't have your personal forecasting environment provisioned at the time of your login you will get the following error message:
