topic Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name? in SAS Enterprise Guide

How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

jjjch — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:28:15 GMT

When multiple data sets are created by my SAS codes, they can be view in the "Output Data" tab.

I wish they are sorted by name in the "Output Data" tab so that it is easier to check them. I looked through all the options, but could not find one. Could you help me? Thank you!

Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

PeterClemmensen — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:37:34 GMT

I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think it is possible.

Why not just check them in the relevant library?

Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

jjjch — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:41:03 GMT

Thank you for replying.

For example, my SAS codes created 35 datasets, but they are not sorted by name, therefore it is difficult for me to find the dataset I want to check.

By "in the relevant library", do you mean I create multiple libs, and put different datasets into different lib? I don't like that.

Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

Reeza — Wed, 15 May 2019 21:43:21 GMT

You can add this to the SASware Ballot Ideas where suggestions for modifications to the GUI are considered. Find the link in the top right under 'Find a Community'

Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

CaseySmith — Fri, 17 May 2019 14:52:54 GMT

I went ahead and added this suggestion to our tracking system, but feel free to post it to the ballot as well. Thanks for the feedback!

Currently, EG displays output data in the order it was created. For example, if you submit the following code:

data c;x=1;run;
data b;x=2;run;
data d;x=3;run;
data a;x=4;run;

... it will display in the order C, B, D, A in the Output Data tab. I agree, it would be nice to have a way to sort by name (ascending or descending) as well as the order in which they were created. We will consider for a future release.

Casey

Re: How to make Enterprise Guide sort the "Output Data" by name?

jjjch — Fri, 17 May 2019 19:47:52 GMT

Thank you very much for your reply!