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Your First Desktop

This guide walks you through creating and starting your first SAS Analytics Pro desktop.

Before You Begin

You'll need:

  • SAS API credentials (Client ID + Client Secret)
  • A SAS Order Number

Step 1: Add Your SAS Credentials

  1. Go to the Account page using the sidebar
  2. In the SAS Credentials section, click Add Credential
  3. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret
  4. Give it a label (e.g. "My SAS Credentials")
  5. Click Save

The extension validates your credentials against SAS before saving.

Step 2: Create a Desktop

  1. Go to Desktops using the sidebar
  2. Click New Desktop
  3. Fill in the Desktop tab:
    • Name — a friendly name for this desktop (e.g. "My SAS Desktop")
    • Credentials — select the credential you added in Step 1
    • Order — select your SAS order number (fetched automatically from SAS)
    • Cadence and Version — select the software version to use
  4. Click Create

Step 3: Start the Desktop

  1. On the desktop card, click Start
  2. The extension will:
    • Pull the SAS Analytics Pro image (first time only — ~4 GB)
    • Download and cache your license and certificates
    • Create Docker volumes for data persistence
    • Start the container
  3. Once ready, click the SAS Studio link to open SAS in your browser

First start takes longer

The first time you start a desktop, the SAS image needs to be downloaded. This takes several minutes depending on your connection speed. Subsequent starts are much faster.

What's Next?