The application presented here was developed using SAS Macro Window Facility within the time constraints and without acquiring AF programming expertise on site or via a consultant. A thorough working knowledge of the macro language and the macro processor is helpful. The windows were designed to solicit information from the user as well as to provide feedback to the user. One macro contains all of the window definitions and calls the first macro program. Other macros perform edit checks and generate reports.
Macro variables pass the information from the window to the program.
The application resided in a macro library on a UNIX server. Training consisted of showing the user how to start up SAS, how to start the program, and what to do for each window. 2001 SAS Institute Inc. All Rights Reserved.