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Enterprise Miner

Prerequisites

SAS Enterprise Miner is a Windows-only application. Windows users just need to install the client available from the website.

For Mac users, we have installed the Windows client in various classrooms and computer labs, as well as virtualized the app for access off campus.

Note that you will still need the VPN to use the Enterprise Miner client from off campus.

Windows Access

Open a web browser and navigate to: https://dssasgrid.kennesaw.edu/SASEnterpriseMinerClientDownload/Status

Here you can download the client and get the environment URL that the installer requests.

Virtual Access

For Mac users, go to https://ksuview.kennesaw.edu/. You will be presented with 2 options: install the VMWare Horizon client or use HTML access. The client is free and offers better performance. After clicking the link, check the list of downloads for your operation system. Click the link to visit the download page, then the actual download link.

Run the installer and follow the prompts. Drag and drop the VMWare Horizon Client icon to the applications folder to complete the installation.

If prompted for a connection, put in the URL https://ksuview.kennesaw.edu/. When you log in, it will open a web browser. Use your full student email and netID password, plus Duo 2FA.

You will see a link to the General Student Lab. Cilck the Open link.

Once logged into a Windows environment, open the start menu and look for SAS ⇒ SAS Enterprise Miner Client 15.2. Use the default SAS Environment and log in with your netID and password (NOT the full student email). Things may be a little slow when using the HTML version.

WARNING: Data saved in the Windows virtual machine is NOT persistent and will be deleted once you log out. This includes anything you can access through the Windows file system.

Any data accessed through Enterprise Miner itself will be persistent, since it's hosted on the SAS Grid.

Accessing Class Data

There are a few methods of getting access to the common data sets assigned to classses:

  • Preferred method: Metadata Libraries.
  • Right click Data Sources on your project
  • Click Create Data Source
  • Select Metadata Repository from the dropdown box
  • Browse to navigate to the shared folder containing your data set, then select the appropriate table
  • For instance, for the Truist21 Metadata library, go to SAS Folders ⇒ Shared Data ⇒ Truist21 and select TRUIST_RAW_DATA_V2
  • Click Next to use the displayed LIBNAME
  • Manually add library
  • Click the New drop down (yellow starburst) and create a new library
  • Give it a name and browse for the path to your chosen folder (for instance, the shared team folder).
  • The path will be something like /gpfs/user_home/os_home_dirs//
  • Note: While navigating the folders, stop one folder shy, click the folder that you want in the libname and click “OK” to select that folder.

Once you have the libname assigned, you can create the data source in EM.

  • Right click Data Sources and create a data source.
  • Browse for a table
  • Select the libname

Reinstalling EM when you also have the full SAS program installed

  • Open an Explorer window and go to C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASDeploymentManager\9.4
  • Start sasdm.exe
  • Select Uninstall SAS Software
  • Click the Clear All button
  • Find and select SAS Enterprise Miner Client 15.2 (64-bit)
  • Find and Select SAS Text Miner Client 15.2 (64-bit)
  • Click Next
  • Click Next
  • Click Start
  • Click Next
  • Click Finish
  • Reinstall using the installer from https://dssasgrid.kennesaw.edu/SASEnterpriseMinerClientDownload/Status

How to add the Environments file URL after installation

  • Open the Start Menu
  • Type Notepad to search for the notepad app
  • Right click on Notepad and select Run as Administrator
  • If you get a prompt, click Yes
  • In Notepad, click File ⇒ Open
  • Browse to C:\Program Files\SASHome (or wherever you installed SAS/Enterprise Miner)
  • In the bottom right-hand corner, change from Text Documents (*.txt) to All Files (*.*)
  • Select sassw.config and click Open
  • On the line containing SASENVIRONMENTSURL= add the URL https://dssasgrid.kennesaw.edu/sas/sas-environment.xml
  • Click File ⇒ Save and exit Notepad
  • Open Enterprise Miner