SAS/AF Modernisation

AF / SCL Architecture

Challenges

  • SECURITY
    • Especially password management
  • SCALABILITY
    • Updates deployed to each machine
  • SUPPORT
    • Access to appropriately skilled resource

SAS Web App Architecture

Strengths

  • SECURITY
    • SASLogon
  • SCALABILITY
    • Multibridge, zero deployment footprint
  • SUPPORT
    • Modern development approach

Approach

Frontend

  • Exploit existing UX where sensible (minimise transition impact)
  • Implement fresh UI 
  • Build on open source frameworks (Angular, React, SASjs)

Modern Interfaces using Industry-Standard Frameworks

Backend

  • SCL elimination
    • SAS Web Services (STP / JES)
    • SCL Transcoding
  • Catalog elimination
    • SLISTs -> Database
    • Code -> Source Control

Re-use existing SCL code using our SCL transcoding kit

Technical Approach

Submit Blocks

Object Methods

Method Blocks

After / Before

Further Info

AF Modernisation

By Allan Bowe

AF Modernisation

Give your SAS/AF a modern look and feel with our SAS SCL Modernization kit and SASjs frontend framework

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