Administering Logs and Other Local Files

Default Directories

The desktop applications maintain local files on the C: drives of their respective hosts. Local files contain information that is specific to users.
By default, in the Windows operating environment, local files are stored in the Documents and Settings directory.
Windows path to local files:C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\Application Data\SAS\application-name
Connection profiles:C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\Application Data\SAS\MetadataServerProfiles
Log files:C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\Application Data\SAS\Logs
The Windows Vista operating environment uses the following path:C:\Users\user-name\AppData\Roaming\SAS\

About the Desktop Application Log Files

The Logs directory contains the following log files for the following desktop applications: SAS Management Console, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS OLAP Cube Studio, and SAS Information Map Studio.
Log Files Created by Desktop Applications
Action
Source
Filename
Import package
SAS Import Package Wizard
Import_yyMMddHHmmss.log
Export package
SAS Export Package Wizard
Export_yyMMddHHmmss.log
Batch import
Import Package Tool
Import_yyMMddHHmmss.log
Batch export
Export Package Tool
Export_yyMMddHHmmss.log
Copy, paste, and paste special
Edit menu
CopyPaste.log
For information about importing and exporting, see the chapter “Creating, Registering, Moving, Copying, Renaming, and Deleting SAS Metadata Repositories” in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide. For information about logging, see the chapter “System Monitoring and Logging” in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.