topic Location of logs when scheduling in SMC in Administration and Deployment

Location of logs when scheduling in SMC

gboggs — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:53:06 GMT

We are trying to get scheduling flows to work in our 9.4-m7 Linux system. I created a simple EG program, deployed it scheduled it in a flow but it does not seem to work. The program reads a remote table, and creates a SAS dataset in a directory in SASData. When I run it from EG it works. When I try to execute it in the scheduler it does not.

Where can I locate the logs for the scheduled execution so I can try and track down the reason?

Re: Location of logs when scheduling in SMC

gwootton — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:55:18 GMT

Scheduled jobs are run by the Batch Server, it's logs are in the path <SASConfig>/Lev1/SASApp/BatchServer/Logs by default.

Re: Location of logs when scheduling in SMC

gboggs — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:08:54 GMT

Thank you gwootton.

The system I am working on does not have a "Logs" (or logs) in the SASAppBatchServer sub-directory. I checked the Perflogs and Output directories and neither have what I am looking for.

Is the location of the logs defined in a .cfg or other location? What is the format for these logs, I could try a find if I had something to search for.

Re: Location of logs when scheduling in SMC

gwootton — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:47:23 GMT

That's the default location. If it's been changed to something else you can see it in the properties for the DATA Step Batch Server in SAS Management Console under the "Options" tab.

Re: Location of logs when scheduling in SMC

SASKiwi — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:58:51 GMT

@gboggs - In SMC, right click on SASApp - SAS Data Step Batch Server and select Properties, then Options tab. The Logs Directory in this tab should show you where the logs are stored.