Using the Medical SAS Datasets and other VA data maintained
at the Corporate Franchise Data Center (CFD formerly: AAC)
requires a Time
Sharing Option (TSO) user account on the CFD (formerly: AAC)
mainframe
computer with permission to utilize the particular dataset(s)
needed. User accounts are assigned and monitored by the
Automated Customer Registration System (ACRS - pronounced "akers").
For complete information and instructions, see the VIReC
Toolkit for Users of VA Data web information on Requesting
Access to VA Data.