Date:         Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:45:38 -0800
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Subject:      Re: MXG add in for SAS
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saivs28@gmail.com wrote:
> hello all,
>
> Today when i was facing an interview call with a consultant they asked
> if I knew a tool called MXG Add in for SAS. I wasnt' aware of any such
> tool until today, though I searched the web for it and found some
> related information(http://www.mxg.com/main_prodinfo.asp).
>
> I asked the interviewer where and what exactly is it used for? for that
> he answered its used in System Performance issues, and to create
> reports on those issues.
>
> But what baffles me is where exactly is it used? So can anyone of you
> enlighten me on its use and how we incorporate it with SAS. Or has
> anyone worked on it?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Srinivas

I worked on MXG software for more than 10 years. It is just programs
written in SAS that mainly read in the performance flat files (or VSAM
records) written by the computer operating system to keep track of
usage and performance.