SAS licenses are leased on a fiscal-year basis. Annual SAS Installation Data (SID) license files can be obtained by the licensee/purchaser through MySDS. The SID file is tied to the EID used to place the order online in TXShop. If you are the licensee/purchaser and not the end-user, you must download the SID file and forward it to the intended end user(s). This license allows use of the software from September 1 through August 31.

Typically, SDS will not receive updated SID files until late October or early November. Although the previous year's files will have expired, they have a built-in grace period of 90 days that will allow you to continue using the software through the end of November.