SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

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cannot make the execution of a job dependent on error codes that are generated by
the previous job. In addition, you cannot use an operating system scheduling
server to schedule jobs that are generated by SAS Web Report Studio.
The metadata for an operating system scheduling server includes the following:
3 the network address of a machine
3 the port number for the server
3 the directory on the server where scheduled flows should be stored (control
directory)
3 the command to start a SAS session on the server
When you create a flow in SAS Management Console’s Schedule Manager, you specify
which scheduling server the flow is to be associated with. Schedule Manager then
passes the flow information to the appropriate scheduling server. (Reports that are
scheduled in SAS Web Report Studio are automatically passed to the Process Manager
Server. It is not necessary to use Schedule Manager for reports.)
About SAS Batch Server Definitions
A SAS batch server is a metadata object that associates a batch command with a
particular machine. SAS Management Console’s Schedule Manager uses the
information in batch server objects to create the job scripts that are passed to the
scheduling server.
Batch server metadata objects are components of the SAS Application Server (for
example, SASMain), and can be created by using the Server Manager in SAS
Management Console. Each batch server object includes the following attributes:
3 the network address of the associated machine
Note: This address is for documentation purposes only. The batch job executes
on the machine that is specified in the scheduling server’s metadata. R
3 a command that will run in batch mode on the scheduling server
Types of SAS batch server objects include the following:
SAS Data Step Batch Server
is used for scheduling SAS programs that contain a DATA step and procedure
statements. These include jobs that are created in and deployed from SAS Data
Integration Studio. If you have installed SAS Data Integration Studio, then a SAS
Data Step Batch Server object should have been defined as part of your initial
installation and configuration.
The metadata definition for a SAS Data Step Batch Server must include a SAS
start command that will run in batch mode.
SAS Java Batch Server
is used for scheduling Java applications that are supplied by SAS and that are
invoked and launched by the standard java.exe shell. This server definition is
used for reports that are created and scheduled through SAS Web Report Studio,
and for jobs that are created in SAS Marketing Automation.
SAS Generic Batch Server
is used for scheduling stand-alone commands or executables that are supplied by
SAS. This server can be used to execute scheduled jobs for SAS applications that
do not have automated scheduling interfaces.
About Deployment Directory Definitions
A deployment directory is a location on the file system of your scheduling server.
When a SAS Data Integration Studio user deploys a job for scheduling, a DATA step job