topic Re: Missing List Option for Tasks in SAS Enterprise Guide

Missing List Option for Tasks

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 11 May 2017 11:18:28 GMT

Am I missing something, or has the option to list tasks by category vanished from EG 7? Also the names of the procedures have been moved from the list by name to a pop-up that appears on mouse-over, which makes looking for a specific procedure rather tedious.

I don't know how others feel, but the behaviour of 6.1 and earlier suits me better.

Re: Missing List Option for Tasks

ChrisHemedinger — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:44:43 GMT

Hi @Kurt_Bremser - the Task Browser now covers this, though the UI is different. Tasks->Browse...

You can search for a task that covers a PROC that you want using the search field. Here's my search for tasks that use PROC FREQ (note that I have SAS Studio tasks installed as well, so I've got double coverage):

You can be more specific in your search. Looking for the Chi Square test? Just search for "chi":

Re: Missing List Option for Tasks

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:47:51 GMT

Ah! So the search is much more than just a search by task name. That is good to know.

Re: Missing List Option for Tasks

ChrisHemedinger — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:50:36 GMT

The Task Browser also allows you to manage favorites and task templates. It was introduced in the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office a couple of releases ago, and in v7.1 the two were sync'd to be the same UI/experience.