topic Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6 in SAS Data Management

Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

DavidCaliman — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:58:17 GMT

How do I abort a job in data integration studio using the following rule:

- Check if exists a file on the sas server starting with /project/customer*

- Failing that, I need to abort the process

Tks

Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

jakarman — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:14:34 GMT

Depends on your global DI project requirements.
You clould make this part of the autoexec_usermods files or the script starting the associated app-server.
Is it only one job in your project you can do it with some user-coding in the transformation

Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

DavidCaliman — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:03:13 GMT

To do it with user-coding transformation, does anyone have an example of how to do?

The logic is as follows:

c= count(files(/project/customer*))

if c=0 then

abort(job);

end

Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

LinusH — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:36:10 GMT

Check out the SAS external file functions to query directory contents.

Based on the result, use the data step statement ABORT ABEND/RETURN.

This, as Jaap mentioned, could be done in a User Written code transform, or in a Job Pre-code, which is best depends on what you intend to do if there exists files in the directory.

Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

jakarman — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 05:54:20 GMT

If you would do it with unix-scripting (usermods file in the appserver configuration) use the Unix manual,
for example a google-hit: http://kenfallon.com/finding-if-one-or-more-files-exist-in-a-directory-using-bash/

Would you do it in your own SAS code, see: SAS(R) 9.4 Companion for UNIX Environments, Third Edition (dinfo) orSAS(R) 9.4 Companion for UNIX Environments, Third Edition Environments, Third Edition (fileexist)

Contact your platform admin for what is the best thing to do in this.

Re: Abort Job if file does not exist - DI Studio 4.6

DavidCaliman — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:07:02 GMT

I used this solution:

http://www.wuss.org/proceedings12/55.pdf

Thank you all for your help.