SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

276 Ways to Modify the Configuration Properties File for a New Environment R Appendix 7
Wizard represent the default properties files that exist on the media as shipped from
SAS. These default properties are distributed as a group of files in order to reduce
duplication between generic properties and operating-specific properties.
Figure A7.1 An Overview of How Properties Are Used During the Configuration
Process
Project Directory
plan.xml
SAS Software
Navigator
properties
properties
properties
SAS Configuration
Wizard
The default properties are used in the following order:
3 default English properties
Configuration
Directory
configuration.properties
3 default locale properties (if they exist for the current locale)
3 properties that override the default properties
After the English properties are specified, the subsequent properties are specified as
a subset of the English properties.
The SAS Configuration Wizard combines the properties into a
configuration.properties file, which is saved in the environment’s configuration
directory. On Windows systems, the configuration.properties file is located in
C:\SAS\configuration directory name.
Ways to Modify the Configuration Properties File for a New
Environment
There are two ways to manage the contents of the configuration.properties file.
These methods can be used together.
Using a Command-Line Option to Specify a Custom Properties File
You can use a command-line option called OVERRIDE_PROPERTIES_FILE to specify the
location of a custom properties file. The custom file can be used to override properties
in a configuration.properties file that was created by a previous invocation of the
SAS Configuration Wizard. The file needs to contain only the properties that you want
to override.
To use this option, you launch the SAS Configuration Wizard by using a command
such as the following:
setup -DOVERRIDE_PROPERTIES_FILE=’’C:\myproperties\custom.properties’’
Note: In the normal flow of initial deployment, the SAS Configuration Wizard is
launched from the SAS Software Navigator. Therefore, you can only use the
command-line option after initial deployment. R