METAOPERATE Procedure

Example 2: Submitting ACTION=PAUSE with a Pause Comment

Features:

ACTION=PAUSE argument

OPTIONS= argument with <PauseComment>

Note: You must be an administrative user of the metadata server to perform this action.
The following example issues a PAUSE action and includes a comment about the pause.
Specify a comment when you pause the metadata server. You can use the <PauseComment> text to explain why the metadata server is paused. If any user requests the status of the metadata server, the <PauseComment> text is included in the information that is printed to the log.
proc metaoperate
   action=pause
   options="<Server STATE='ADMIN'/>
            <PauseComment>The server will resume at 2:00
a.m.</PauseComment>";
run;