There are two ways to enable logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1 and later. If you cannot start SAS Enterprise Guide, you must use Method 2 (see below).

Method 1

To enable logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1 and later, follow these steps:

1. In SAS Enterprise Guide, select Tools ► Options.
2. Click Application Logging.
3. Select the Enable logging check box.



4. One log is produced for each SAS Enterprise Guide session. To find the logs, click Browse Log Files....

Method 2

To start the logging feature, copy the logging.config file from your SAS Enterprise Guide home directory (typically C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASEnterpriseGuide\7.1\) to this directory: %appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\7.1\

Note: SAS Enterprise Guide generates one log file for each SAS Enterprise Guide session. The logs reside in this directory: %appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\7.1\Logs

Finding the %APPDATA% Variable

To find the %APPDATA% Windows variable, enter the SET APPDATA command from a Windows command prompt, as shown below:

set appdata

The following is the default appdata location on Windows 7 and later:

C:\Users\user-ID\AppData\Roaming

Disabling Logging

To disable logging, delete the logging.config file from %appdata%\SAS\EnterpriseGuide\7.1.

For instructions on starting and stopping SAS Enterprise Guide logging in earlier versions, see SAS Note 17730: "Turning on logging in SAS^® Enterprise Guide^® 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, and 6.1."

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS Enterprise Guide	Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro	7.1
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	7.1
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	7.1
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	7.1
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	7.1
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	7.1
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	7.1
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	7.1
		Windows 7 Professional x64	7.1
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	7.1
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	7.1

* 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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Two methods for enabling logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1 and later are described.

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:

Date Modified:	2015-04-07 15:39:55
Date Created:	2015-03-19 16:32:58