running SAS Programs or Macros in parallel

[LineMoon]

Hello,

1) If I want to run more than sas programs or macro in parallel

ex:

%marco test1;

data one;

v=2;

run;

%ment test1;

%marco test2;

data one;

w=2;

run;

%ment test2;

2) unzip in parallel so many file 

If I want to unzip R1.zip, R2.zip,.............Rn.zip

Thank you

[LinusH]

Two options:

If you got SAS/CONNECT licensed use the MP CONNECT facility.

Otherwise, run them in parallel in the background /batch from os shell/prompt.

[LineMoon]

Thank you

I can try this one

"run  in parallel in the background /batch from os shell/prompt."

But , If i have a hundrerd of programs, I need so many sessions and works ?

Thank you.

[LinusH]

That's normal scheduling planning. Find how much resources each job requires and calculate how many parallel jobs you can have. You probably need to run sequential as well.
If this a daily job you might want to look at a professional scheduler that automatically submits jobs when there are available resources.