A common question really and one that I get after posting code like yesterday’s All SAS Stored Process Locations Report. The neat trick is just to type METABROWSE in a BASE SAS command window. (There are two other commands: METACON and METAFIND. Has an…
Where is the SAS code for that stored process?
Stored process code can exist within the metadata itself for version 9.3 (the benefits of which I discussed earlier). But for all other versions (and as a option in version 9.3) the SAS code is stored as a .sas file within the server’s file system (…
SAS Enterprise Guide: Best Practice for Centralized User Storage
A nice feature of SAS Enterprise Guide is the “Files” folder. This provides direct access to the file system where the workspace server is running. You can take advantage of this by configuring a central location where users can store data, SAS code, CSV files, Excel files, or anything useful. If this is not configured it defaults to a user-specific area. In some cases this may be the most appropriate location of the “Files” link. Simple Ways to Use Centralize SAS code developed by users Centralize SAS datasets or other types of data for users Stage incoming files from external sources for end users to consume and analyze Important Note: Make sure file permissions are set appropriately for the file system location on the server! How to Configure the “Files” Folder Use SAS Management Console to configure the location of the “Files” folder. This requires an administrative role to accomplish because it is seen across the enterprise. The workspace server runs SAS code from EG so it will be the item of interest in Management Console. Since users will access data and submit code through the SASApp context server, you will want to navigate to the workspace server through the […]
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Selecting multiple individual dates in prompted reports
The date prompt from SAS Prompt Framework provides the options of single selection or a range, however what if you need to select multiple individual dates such as Monday (May 28), Wednesday (May 30), and Friday (June 1) of last week? There are a few a…
How to search your SAS Enterprise Guide project files
If you are like many SAS Enterprise Guide users, you’ve amassed a large collection of project files (EGP files) that contain important content: programs, logs, notes, results, and more. However, to most tools and processes, the EGP file is opaque. That is, you can’t see what’s inside of it unless […]