Usage Note 55414: Enabling logging in SAS® Enterprise Guide® 7.1 and later
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:

- In SAS Enterprise Guide, select Tools ► Options.
- Click Application Logging.
- Select the Enable logging check box.
- 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
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 | | | |
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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.
Two methods for enabling logging in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.1 and later are described.
Date Modified: | 2021-03-02 14:36:24 |
Date Created: | 2015-03-19 16:32:58 |