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Using SAS to Control and Automate a Multi SAS Program Process

Overview Often times a project is comprised of many SAS programs that need to run in a given order. Additionally, the SAS programs are dependent on previous SAS programs completing. One way to accomplish and automate this task is to use "Done" files and the SLEEP command in SAS. "Done" files are files that are created when a SAS program finishes. SAS programs dependent on previous jobs finishing look for those "Done" files to be created. Once the "Done" files are created the next SAS job in the process will start.

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Publisher: SAS Institute
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Dec 26, 2006
Format: White Papers
Topics: Knowledge and Data Management

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