Viya SAS Code organization best practices

[tisbam]

Hi all,

(disclaimer i had no SAS programming background a few months ago)

We are seeing a lot of movement on Viya side with Git integration, Studio V, and so on, yet I still find SAS programming to be a pain.

If I code with Enterprise Guide, I can only put my source files on server filesystem, which makes scheduling, and running code a bit more complex.

I can also code locally and run my file but then i cannot use any include since those won't be on the server.

Git is great, but I basically have the same issues as for running it locally.

For now i put in place a job to clone the git repository I work with on the Viya server, a macro set to the root of this clone in the autoexec to be able to reference relative path... I still cannot use Git branch at all with this setup...

I do feel like Studio V should be the way to go, cloning a remote repository in my home folder. But still got the issue of relative path (even more than before)...

Rambling done, looking forward to see how you people make it works 🙂

Cheers

[jimbarbour]

I can certainly empathize with the issues you are describing; I've experienced them too.

I have a preference for Enterprise Guide.  I often create a Copy Task as part of my EG process flow.  The Copy Task executes before the first module of SAS code.  In this way, I always have the latest code available on the server, both full programs and also Includes.

I hope that is of some assistance,

Jim