SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

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servers that should be configured on each server-tier host. The planning file then
serves as input to an installation tool called the SAS Software Navigator and to a
configuration tool called the SAS Configuration Wizard. See also basic installation.
planning file
an XML file that contains a list of the products to be installed and the components to
be configured at a site. This file serves as input to both the SAS Software Navigator
and the SAS Configuration Wizard.
pool
a group of server connections that can be shared and reused by multiple client
applications. A pool consists of one or more puddles. See also puddle.
pooling
the act or process of creating a pool. See pool.
portlet
a Web component that is managed by a Web application and which is aggregated
with other portlets to form a page within the application. A portlet processes
requests from the user and generates dynamic content.
production environment
a computing environment in which previously tested and validated software is used
(typically on a daily basis) by its intended consumers. See also development
environment, testing environment.
project repository
a repository that must be dependent on a foundation repository or custom repository
that will be managed by the Change Management Facility. A project repository is
used to isolate changes from a foundation repository or from a custom repository. The
project repository enables metadata programmers to check out metadata from a
foundation repository or custom repository so that the metadata can be modified and
tested in a separate area. Project repositories provide a development/testing
environment for customers who want to implement a formal change management
scheme. See also custom repository, foundation repository.
promotion
See metadata promotion.
Public Kiosk
a public page that is displayed when a user starts the SAS Information Delivery
Portal but has not yet logged on.
publication channel
an information repository that has been established using the SAS Publishing
Framework and which can be used to publish information to users and applications.
See also publish.
publish
to deliver electronic information, such as SAS files (including SAS data sets, SAS
catalogs, and SAS data views), other digital content, and system-generated events to
one or more destinations. These destinations can include e-mail addresses, message
queues, publication channels and subscribers, WebDAV-compliant servers, and
archive locations.
replication
See metadata replication.
resource template
an XML file that specifies the information that is needed for creating a metadata
definition for a SAS resource.