Time series tool

[noetsi]

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.

[Hao_Luo]

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

[noetsi]

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.

[noetsi]

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.

[eduardo_silva]

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

[noetsi]

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.

[ChrisHemedinger]

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.

[noetsi]

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.

[sbxkoenk]

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

[noetsi]

Thank you very much