Welcome to SAS Viya Platform Administration

Tasks and Tools

SAS Viya Platform Administration: Initial Tasks

Complete the post-installation tasks.

Populate the predefined groups.

Verify the backup processes.

Verify the sample content.

Verify data access.

Refer users to their documentation.

Selected Tasks: General

Security administration.

Review user activity.

Apply a new license.

Copy (export and import) content.

Set up a protected folder structure.

Manage security for mobile devices.

Customize session management: sign-in, sign-out, and time-out behavior.

Selected Tasks: Cloud Analytic Services

Automate data import, load, and unload.

Limit consumption of system resources.

Enable users to add global caslibs.

Adjust access to system paths.

Manage administrator roles.

Manage data formats.

Make data available.

SAS Viya Platform Administration: Key Tools

SAS Environment Manager.

The sas-viya command-line interface.

SAS Viya and CAS REST APIs

Selected Tasks: Operations

Deploy software.

Update software.

Selected Tasks: Jobs and Flows

Understand how Jobs and Flows work.

Set up the Jobs and Flows feature.

Use the Jobs and Flows page in SAS Environment Manager.

Use the jobs plug-in command-line interface.

Configure group-managed service accounts.

Troubleshoot jobs and flows.

CLI how-to information

CLI reference information

Quick Links for Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting overview

Feature-specific troubleshooting

Backup and restore

CAS administration

CAS authorization

Command-line interface

Configuration properties

General authorization

General servers and services

Identity management

Last updated: April 21, 2026