topic How to view datasets in Enterprise Guide when working interactively in SAS Enterprise Guide

How to view datasets in Enterprise Guide when working interactively

astein2 — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:26:02 GMT

I am transitioning from Base SAS to Enterprise Guide and am trying to figure out how to maintain my interactive workflow. In Base SAS, I will typically run code line by line while I am testing to so that I can carefully watch the log. I have figured out how to do this using the project log in EG, but I am running into an issue with finding datasets after I run another step. For example, consider the following nonsensical code:

data test;
infile datalines delimiter=',';
input var1 $ var2 ;
datalines;
a , 1
b, 2
c,3
;

%put hello world;

data test2;
set test;
if var2=1 then var2=4;
run;

When I run the first data step, 'test' is created and I can see it in the process flow. Then, when I run the put statement, the dataset 'test' disappears from the process flow. Where did it go? How do I see my working directory? When I run the second data step, 'test2' is successfully created. Therefore, the dataset 'test' must still exist as it is being used to create 'test2', but I don't see it in the process flow to view it. How do I view datasets after running additional lines of code?

Re: How to view datasets in Enterprise Guide when working interactively

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:29:55 GMT

You can set EG to automatically add results to the process flow (Tools - Options - Results)

To see datasets in your WORK, navigate to SASApp - Libraries - WORK in the server list.

Re: How to view datasets in Enterprise Guide when working interactively

astein2 — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:46:23 GMT

Thank you. Sorry for such a newbie question.

Re: How to view datasets in Enterprise Guide when working interactively

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 17:34:31 GMT

@astein2 wrote:
Thank you. Sorry for such a newbie question.

No problem. Getting used to the peculiarities of user interfaces takes its time.