Batch Mode

SAS Enterprise Miner enables you to execute a process flow in batch mode using the %EM5BATCH macro. As indicated previously, when running in batch mode, SAS Enterprise Miner does not process a node's XML properties file. As such, SAS Enterprise Miner has no way of determining where the source code for an extension node resides.

Therefore, if you plan to use an extension node in a batch process, you must provide SAS Enterprise Miner with a means to locate the source code for your extension node. This is accomplished by creating a SAS data set named Extension. The data set must contain two character variables named Component and Code. There is one observation for each extension node that you create. The Component variable contains the name of the extension node. This should be the same as the value of the name attribute in the Component element of the node's XML properties file. The Code variable contains the name of the source file that serves as the entry point for your extension node. It is the same as the value of the initial attribute of the Catalog Property element of the node's XML properties file.

The Extension data set must be stored in a SAS library name Emgmeta. When you use an extension node in a batch process, SAS Enterprise Miner automatically checks for the existence of the Emgmeta library and the Extension data set. When it exists, the Extension data set is read to determine the location of the extension node's entry point source code. For example, if your node is named Reg and the entry point source code is a file named Sashelp.Em61ext.reg.source, the data set Extension has the value of Reg for the Component variable and the value Sashelp.Em61ext.reg.source for the Code variable.