topic Re: Begining of session action and end session processing in Administration and Deployment

Begining of session action and end session processing

Deonjpret — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:04:51 GMT

I have two macros of which: 1. (_printlog.sas): has to be executed at the start of ever Enterprise Guide session 2. (_printlogend.sas): And the other when the session is done running. Neither of them can be in Enterprise Guide itself - has to be in a configuration and autoexec file. We are running SAS 9.4 on Linux. Let me know if you need more info please. Please be specific in where what should be placed, as I have tried with no success. Many thanks Deon

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

BrunoMueller — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:37:15 GMT

Is your request just for SAS Enterprise Guide sessions, or any application using a SAS Workspace server?

If it is the latter, then have a look at the Logical Workspace Server options > Set Server Properties, there you can set a program to run at the beginning and at the end.

I would also have a look at the SAS Logging Facility, maybe you can get the information you need also out of a log.

Bruno

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

Deonjpret — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:58:31 GMT

Hi Bruno_sas, Thank you for that. As I said, we are using a Linux environment. I copy the full path and macro name including .sas into the space. I asume I have to stop and start the Object spawner? Thank you again ...

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

LinusH — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:17:18 GMT

At least "Refresh spawner". Just try and see...

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

Deonjpret — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:41:01 GMT

Hi All,

Thank you for all the help.

I have done it and found that it does not do what I intended. Allow me to explain in

the attachment what happened and what I expected.

Thank you again.

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

BrunoMueller — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:36:32 GMT

From the document you showed, one can not see whether you actually called the macros.

the code should look like:

%macro _startjob;

/* your code */
%mend;

%_startJob

Also opening the Listing destination will not help, because SAS Enteprise Guide will generate code that closes all open destinations: (ods _all_ close;).

To collect the SAS Log there better alternatives then the Proc PRINTTO, because using Proc PRINTTO means, you will not see the SAS Log in SAS Enterprise Guide.

I suggest you have a look at the mentioned SAS Logging Facility, The App.Program logger is the one you want to use to capture the complete SAS Log of a session.

Have a look at this discussion as well https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Setting-log-level-for-the-workspace-server/td-p/183038

Bruno

Re: Begining of session action and end session processing

Deonjpret — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:46:25 GMT

Thank you for all that help and made suggestions. Awesome stuff. Love this forum.