CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2010/ch5 5f aj

SAS Component Object Model

Introduction

SAS (pronounced as "sass") is a collection of software for Statistical Analysis. SAS help analyst to perform data entry, retrieval, management and mining, report writing and graphics, statistical analysis, etc. SAS has business solutions that enable large-scale software solutions for areas such as IT management, human resource management, financial management, business intelligence, customer relationship management etc. SAS was started by Anthony J. Barr in 1966 1 as a NC state graduate student like us. SAS/AF is application facility, a set of application development tools to create customized desktop GUI applications. In simple words it can be called as a library of drag-and-drop widgets which are object oriented. SAS/AF software contain an enhanced SAS component Language also known as Screen Control Language. SCOM is an object oriented programming model that provides a framework for SAS/AF component development. SCOM makes it easy to develop plug-and-play components that adhere to simple communication rules, which in turn makes it easy to share information between components.

Overview

SCOM can be used to develop components that adhere to simple communication rules, which in turn make it easy to share information between components.