Chapter 14
The SAS Registry
Introduction to the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
What Is the SAS Registry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Who Should Use the SAS Registry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Where the SAS Registry Is Stored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
How Do I Display the SAS Registry? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Definitions for the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Managing the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Primary Concerns about Managing the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Backing Up the Sasuser Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Recovering from Registry Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Using the SAS Registry to Control Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Using the Registry Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Configuring Your Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Configuring Universal Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Configuring SAS Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Configuring Libraries and File Shortcuts with the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Fixing Library Reference (Libref) Problems with the SAS Registry . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Introduction to the SAS Registry
What Is the SAS Registry?
The SAS registry is the central storage area for configuration data for SAS. For example,
the registry stores the following:
• the libraries and file shortcuts that SAS assigns at startup
• the menu definitions for Explorer pop-up menus
• the printers that are defined for use
• configuration data for various SAS products
This configuration data is stored in a hierarchical form. The form works in a manner
similar to how directory-based file structures work under the operating environments in
UNIX and Windows, and under the z/OS UNIX System Services (USS).
Note: Host printers are not referenced in the SAS registry.
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