Ravi, From reading all threads on this issue, I'm sensing that you guys have somewhat limited knowledge of the SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform. Please allow me to highlight few things about it, so it may give you better direction. Typically, an organization would the have the multi-tier SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform installed on a single/multiple machine(s) Check the SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platfor Overview document, within it, you'll find the following diagram, and if you look at the Middle-Tier components, you should see this diagram. Having said that, part of the software bundle that get with the SAS 9.4 Intelligence Platform, you get the following software on the Client side (Windows Desktops): SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office: Enables the user to select and execute Stored Processes SAS Enterprise Guide: Complete SAS Developer IDE, allows you to develop & execute Stored Processes, plus many other things. These two client applications already have built-in the required Authentication & Authorization flows, therefore you would not need to re-create them in you custom built Java application. So if your original objective was to re-use the stored processes developed by your SAS developer(s), here is your quick start out of the box. Regarding - Converting Stored Process to Web Service, have a look at the SAS 9.4 BI Web Services Developer's Guide, you should find there all the information related to creating & invoking SAS Web Services (SOAP / RESTful) Now, getting back to your question regarding Foundation Services, the answer is NO. You don't need it to be installed on the client side, you can simply download/copy the required jar files from your Server Installation location. You'll need the help of your SAS Platform Administrator, as he/she solely have access to the software installation location on the server. Hope this gives better understanding and direction. Ahmed
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