Hi
I'm looking at ways to automate some weekly SAS scripts. Currently it needs human intervention on a weekly basis which is kinda redundant and boring.
One of the methods I found require the use of Connection if I were to use SAS EG as below
However when I open my SAS EG, such option is not available as below
Would it be possible to enable this? If not probably it's not part of the license.
What other options do I have? I also looked into 'Task Scheduler' but this requires admin right, so it's not an option.
Thanks
The connection profiles have nothing to do with scheduling, they just define your access to a metadata server.
Since you work locally, you have to use the Windows scheduler.
Connection profiles are only relevant if you are working with a remote SAS server. EG will also work with local SAS on your PC in which case no profile is required.
This SAS note explains how to schedule in EG: http://support.sas.com/kb/56/648.html
You may also want to consider using SAS server-based scheduling which is available in SAS Management Console. This is the most reliable way to do it.
If you have a SAS server, do all the scheduling there. Save all your code to .sas files and schedule those, using the Data Step Batch Server.
The scheduling option? You can find it on the EG File menu ==> Schedule Project.
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