topic Re: How do I monitor SAS job via Management Console in SAS Programming

How do I monitor SAS job via Management Console

lllo22 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:35:04 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out how to monitor a scheduled job I've ran from SAS Management Console. I'm new SAS and I hope what I want to do is not too difficult.

We have a a piece of code that has been created an stored on the server, here is a screenshot of it:

Normally, we would have this code automated via Windows Task Scheduler. But right now we run it manually.

What I do is right click on the highlighted job >> schedule flow >> run now >> ok.

I get a message saying that it was successful. As part of that code, I get an email saying that it started. So I know that the code has been executed.

What I want to know is how do I monitor the status of this code? Is there way for me to see whether it is still running or finished?

I hope the question makes sense.

Thank you

Re: How do I monitor SAS job via Management Console

SASKiwi — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:15:33 GMT

@lllo22 - Unfortunately you can't monitor scheduled jobs in SAS Management Console. If you are using Platform Process Manager as your scheduler there is a separate tool called IBM Flow Manager which contains a dashboard of scheduled jobs and their statuses.

However if you are just invoking the jobs manually and don't use PPM then the only way I know of to monitor progress is just to view the SAS logs.

Re: How do I monitor SAS job via Management Console

lllo22 — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:55:36 GMT

Thank for that reply.

So just a follow up, the SAS logs you mentioned, are they something I would have to code into my code or is there some sort of standard SAS logs that I can view? At least something that tells me that the job is still running.

Re: How do I monitor SAS job via Management Console

SASKiwi — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 02:23:15 GMT

@lllo22 - Yes, the SMC definition should include a folder location for the SAS logs. It is just a case of checking that folder and if the Date Modified hasn't changed from the timestamp in the log file name then it hasn't finished. You can open the logs in Notepad as well as they are just text files.