topic schedule automat run in SAS Programming

schedule automat run

Ronein — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:09:00 GMT

Hello

I want to schedule running of sas program (Project) everyday at specific time.

(criteria for triggering the job here is Date/Time only)

I want that the sas program (Project) will run anyway even if my computer is off .

I have some questions please:

Question 1: basic scheduling of Enterprise Guide

If I save a project and click Schedule project and define the all steps .

I see that EGScript1.vbs file is created .

What is the name of this Way to create shedule?

Is this way called "Scheduling SAS code in batch"?

Is it called batch run? Is it .dat file?

I get error here when I define that program run if my PC is off. Why?

Is this method only work when PC is on?

Is it possible to create flow of multiple sas jobs with this way?

Question2: Scheduling jobs with SAS Management Console

schedule automate run with Windows scheduler .

Takes advantage of your operating system scheduling server

You are also able to create flow of multiple SAS jobs

Question3: more advanced scheduling capabilitie

Create SAS workflows and schedule them based on time and file events

Combine multiple related SAS programs and other SAS jobs into a job flow .

Define the order in which the jobs in the job flow executes.

Is CNTRL M indluded in this way?

Re: schedule automat run

Ksharp — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 07:21:50 GMT

https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/2013/08/14/four-ways-to-schedule-sas-tasks/

Re: schedule automat run

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:15:48 GMT

"Local" scheduling (EG project files) can only work if your PC is kept running, or if it turns itself on at a requested time; I don't know if Windows can provide that for a computer that is completely turned off and not just in energy-saving mode.

If Control-M is set up to start jobs on your SAS server, running .sas program files there is rather easy. Get in touch with your admins. Control-M will also handle dependencies for complex "job flows".

Re: schedule automat run

LinusH — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:55:17 GMT

Can't see a question under your Question 2. But what you jave written is true if your SAS server executes on a Windows Server. You can also interact with Platform LSF if you have that licensed (full or SAS OEM), which gives more advanced options than Windows Task.