Creating an Empty Job

Problem

You want to create an empty job. After you have an empty job, you can create a process flow diagram by dragging and dropping tables and transformations into the Job Editor window.

Solution

Use the New Job wizard to create an empty job in a specified location.

Tasks

Use the New Job Wizard

Perform the following steps to create an empty job:
  1. Access the New Job wizard through one of the following methods:
    • Select Filethen selectNew from the menu bar. Then, click Job.
    • Click New on the toolbar. Then, click Job.
    • Right-click on the folder where you want the job to be located and click New. Then, click Job.
  2. Enter an appropriate name for the job in the New Job wizard in the Name field. You can enter an optional description of the job in the Description field. You can also browse for a location for the job's metadata by using the Browse button and the Location field.
  3. Click OK to save the job.
After you have created an empty job, you can populate and execute the job.
Note: A one-minute screencast (video demonstration) of this task is available at http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/etls/.