When you execute a stored process with the SAS^® Stored Process Web application, an intermediate Execution Options page will be displayed before the stored process is executed if you specify _action=properties in the URL address.

It is possible to suppress the display of the Execution Options page if you use the following approach. This approach also enables you to change the default values for the HTTP Method option and the Display results in a new window option.

These instructions are specific to a Tomcat middle–tier server. If you are running a different Java Application server, the path will be different.

1. Navigate to Tomcat_install_directory\webapps\SASStoredProcess\scripts\.
2. Rename the dynamicPP_navigate.js file to dynamicPP_navigate.ORIGINAL_js.
3. Create a new file called dynamicPP_navigate.js and copy the text at the bottom of this Usage Note into the new file.
4. Modify the dynamicPP_navigate.js file as necessary. See Additional Notes below.
5. Copy the dynamicPP_navigate.js file to Tomcat_install_directory\webapps\SASStoredProcess\scripts\.
6. Restart your Tomcat server (in some cases, you might not need to restart your server).
7. Submit a stored-process request using your Web browser.

Additional Notes:

• You can change the default value "post" in the HTTP Method execution option to the value "get", as follows:
var SAS_HTTPMethod="get";
• You can change the default value true in the Display results in a new window execution option to the value false, as follows:
var SAS_ResultsNewWindow=false;
• You can display the Execution Options page by changing the value true in the SAS_HideExecutionsOptions= parameter to false, as follows:
var SAS_HideExecutionOptions=false;
• If you do not specify _action=properties in the URL address when you invoke the SAS Stored Process Web application, the Execution Options page will not be displayed (and the stored process will execute immediately). This is true even if you do not make the changes that are described in this Usage Note.

Text to Include in the dynamicPP_navigate.js File

   //  You can set SAS_HideExecutionOptions to TRUE to hide 
   // the execution options or to FALSE to show the options.
var SAS_HideExecutionOptions=true;

   //  You can set SAS_HTTPMethod to GET to change the HTTP 
   //  method from the default value POST to GET.
var SAS_HTTPMethod="post";

   //  You can set SAS_ResultsNewWindow to FALSE to force 
   //  SAS output to open in the same window.
var SAS_ResultsNewWindow=true;

   //  Highlight the selected menu item and display the 
   //  corresponding content function 
   //  showContent(menuItemName, menuAnchorName, 
   //  contentElementName) {
   //  /* Copyright(c) 2003-2004 by SAS Institute Inc., 
   //     Cary, NC USA. All rights reserved. */
var anchors, contentElement, contentWindow, i, size, 
    menuElement;

      // selectedLeftMenuItem, visibleContentElementName and 
      //  menuAnchorElement are global.
   if (SAS_HideExecutionOptions == true) {

      anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
      size    = anchors.length;

      for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
           href = anchors[i].href;
           if (href.indexOf("AdvancedServerOptions") >= 0) {
               anchors[i].style.display="none";
      }
    }

     if (visibleContentElementName == "AdvancedServerOptions")
         return;
  }

        // You can set the HTTP method on the Execution           
        // Options panel if GET is requested.
    if (SAS_HTTPMethod.toLowerCase() == "get") {
      document._advancedOptions.httpmethod[0].checked = true;
      document._advancedOptions.httpmethod[1].checked = false;
  } 

     //  You can set the Display results in new window 
     //  option on the Execution Options panel to "No",
     //  if requested.
   if (SAS_ResultsNewWindow == false) {
     document._advancedOptions.resNewWindow[0].checked = false;
     document._advancedOptions.resNewWindow[1].checked = true;
  }

  menuAnchorElement = document.getElementById(menuAnchorName);

     //  Hide the currently visible element.
  contentElement = document.getElementById(visibleContentElementName);
  contentElement.style.display = "none";

     //  Show the desired element.
  contentElement = document.getElementById(contentElementName);
  contentElement.style.display = "";

  menuElement = document.getElementById(menuItemName);

     //  Deselect the previously selected menu item, if any.
  if (selectedLeftMenuItem != null)
    selectedLeftMenuItem.className="portalTabVert";

     //  Select the menu item that is clicked.
  menuElement.className="portalActiveTabVert";
  selectedLeftMenuItem = menuElement;

  visibleContentElementName = contentElementName;
  
  window.setTimeout("menuAnchorElement.focus();", 200);

}





Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS Integration Technologies	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		z/OS	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Linux	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Linux on Itanium	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		OpenVMS Alpha	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Solaris for x64	9.1 TS1M3 SP4
		Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M3 SP4

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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It is possible to suppress the display of the Execution Options page if you use the following approach. This approach also allows you to change the default values for "HTTP Method" and for "Display results in a new window."

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:

Date Modified:	2009-07-06 14:59:28
Date Created:	2009-04-16 12:18:45