topic Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties in Administration and Deployment

Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

Eitan123 — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:30:27 GMT

Hey,

I just created my first flow with some deployed jobs, but I have two issues:
1) I want to change the flow's properties but when I go into properties, its all grey (read only). I can't edit it.
2) I don't know how to add a subflow to my flow. I thought it was possible by right clicking the flow, but there's no "add subflow" option, only the following options:
Open
Refresh
Edit flow
Add deployed job
Report flow
Schedule flow
Set scheduling server
Unschedule flow
Delete
Properties

Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

gwootton — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:44:46 GMT

1. It may be read only because you do not have WriteMetadata permission on the flow. If you right-click the flow under the folders tab you should have an authorization tab where you can examine your permissions.

2. To add a subflow you would edit the flow and right-click in the editing pane to select "add subflow".

Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

Eitan123 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:12:04 GMT

I've marked this response as a solution though it isn't, sorry...

I checked the authorization tab and it has Write Metadata permission enabled. This is a new flow I've created (and my first so far) and I noticed it is the only flow in which the "add subflow" option is missing

Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

gwootton — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:19:20 GMT

WriteMetadata is a permission that can be granted or denied either implicitly or explicitly for users and groups. Are you saying the user ID you have used to log in to SAS Management Console specifically has WriteMetadata permission granted on the flow? It would make sense that if you can't modify the properties of the flow you would also not be able to add a subflow to it so this sounds like a permissions issue.

The user ID used to log in to SAS Management Console is displayed in the lower right corner of Management Console. In the authorization tab for the flow if you select the Advanced button there is an explore authorizations tab that will show you effective permissions for a given identity, so you can search for the user ID and confirm what permissions effective permissions are present.

Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

Eitan123 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:34:13 GMT

Did now as you described. These are the permissions for the user ID on this specific flow:

ReadMetadata

WriteMetadata

Also, I did the same check for a different flow on which I can "add subflow", and the permissions are identical

Re: Management Console 9.4M7 subflows & flow properties

Eitan123 — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 15:37:58 GMT

Update: Problem solved. The issue was an incorrect scheduling server. Changed it, works.

Thank you! 🙂