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DrBoogie
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi all,

I have a SAS EG project where some of parameteres are defined through the prompt mask. So, if starting this project the user have to select values for these parameters, using the prompt mask. What I want is to save the selected prompt values in some file (text, html, SAS - this does'n matter) at the end of the process, so that the user would be able to see afterwards, which values he(she) selected for this particular run. Is there some easy possibility to do this?

Thanks in advance,

Denis

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ChrisHemedinger
Community Manager

When you define the prompt, be sure to check the box "Use prompt value throughout project".  See the screenshot:

saveprompt.png

Otherwise the prompt mechanism will clear the macro variables (like a good macro citizen...)

Chris

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Reeza
Super User

The prompts are stored as macro variables, so you can create a data set that contains the values and then save them out however you wish.

ie prompts = date_start date_end time_period

Data Save_Prompts;

Prompt="Date Start";

Value="&date_Start";

output;

Prompt="Date End";

Value = "&date_end";

output;

Prompt = "Time Period";

Value="Monthly";

output;

run;

DrBoogie
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank you, but this approach doesn't work, I attempted it already. I obtain the note "Apparent symbolic reference ... not resolved". It seems that the macro variables from prompts are not global, so they are not available at the end of the process. And since I use wizard-generated queries and not programs in my process I don't know how I can declare these macro variables as global. :smileycry:

Quentin
Super User

Suggest you add:

%put _user_ ;

and take a look at the log.  It should list all of the user-defined macro vaiables, and the prompts should be there.  I'm pretty sure they are global macro variables.  But I suppose it's possible that EG is deleting them for you at some point.  So you might try adding %put _user_; at multiple points in your project.

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Reeza
Super User

So put that step into the process somewhere. Best way to do it anyways.

Make sure to use double quotes to get the variables to resolve.

ChrisHemedinger
Community Manager

When you define the prompt, be sure to check the box "Use prompt value throughout project".  See the screenshot:

saveprompt.png

Otherwise the prompt mechanism will clear the macro variables (like a good macro citizen...)

Chris

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DrBoogie
Obsidian | Level 7

Thank You, this is exactly what I looked for Smiley Happy

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