If you have a SAS^® Stored Process that creates non–streaming output and you submit the SAS Stored Process using a Web browser, you can run the request in the foreground (the default) or in the background. Here are some notes about running a SAS Stored Process in the background using SAS^® 9.1.3.

1. By default, a SAS Stored Process runs in the foreground and your Web browser will wait to receive the output until the SAS Stored Process completes execution. However, if you run a SAS Stored Process in the background, control is returned to your Web browser when the SAS Stored Process is submitted for execution.
2. Running a SAS Stored Process in the background causes an alert to be created. You can view your alerts (and any results from the SAS Stored Process) from the Alerts portlet in the SAS^® Information Delivery Portal.
3. When you submit the SAS Stored Process, on the Execution Options page you will have the option to Run in the background? Select YES to run your request in the background.
4. In the SAS Information Delivery Portal, the following portlets are helpful when running SAS Stored Processes in background mode.
1. The Alerts Portlet

Follow these steps to add the Alerts Portlet to your SAS Information Delivery Portal Page:

1. Select Options►Edit Content►Add Portlets.
2. On the Add Portlets page, click Search and search for the Alerts Portlet.
3. Check the Alerts Portlet box.
4. Click Add and then click Done.

2. The Personal Repository Navigator.

   You can use the Personal Repository Navigator to access your Personal Repository (which resides on your webDAV server such as Xythos).

   Follow these steps to add the Personal Repository Manager to your SAS Information Delivery Portal Page:

   1. Select Options►Edit Content►Add Portlets.
   2. On the Add Portlets page, click Search and search for the Personal Repository Navigator.
   3. Check the Personal Repository Navigator box.
   4. Click Add and then click Done.

3. The WebDAV Repository Navigator

   Follow these steps to add the WebDAV Repository Navigator to your SAS Information Delivery Portal page:

   1. At the top of the SAS Information Delivery Portal page, select Options►Edit Content►Add Portlets.
   2. For Portlet type, select Web DAV Repository Navigator.
   3. Click Add.

5. When the SAS Stored Process competes execution:
   1. An alert message is added in the Alert Portlet. You can click on the alert message to see your output.
   2. The output is stored on your WebDAV server at:

   /sasdav/Users/<user name>/PR/MyDocuments

   3. You can also access your output via a Web browser outside of the SAS Information Delivery Portal. For example using your Web browser, reference an address similar to the following (where you specify your site–specific Web server and user account):

      http://aa.bb.com:8300/sasdav/Users/sasdemo.D1234/PR/MyDocuments

      Then, select your *.spk output file, save it as a *.zip file and open it with a utility such as WinZip.

6. For more information see the following resources:

   SAS Stored Process Web Application

   Organizing Content in the Portal

   Viewing and Managing Portal Content

   Usage Note 39114: Tips for running a SAS^® Stored Process in Background mode using SAS 9.2

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