Problem Note 68242: SAS® Visual Data Builder generates extraneous .sas files on the file system for scheduled jobs
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When you schedule a job using SAS Visual Data Builder with Hot Fix I9T002 or Hot Fix 19T003 installed, it generates extraneous .sas files on the file system. The unused .sas files can be manually deleted by administrators.
When you schedule a job from SAS Visual Data Builder, it generates two .sas program files under the Jobs directory on the file system. The .sas file that is created second is used by the scheduled job. The first .sas file that is created is not used and does not negatively impact the scheduled job. The unused .sas file can be manually removed by an administrator with appropriate privileges to the following directory on the compute server: SAS-configuration-directory\Levn\Server-Context\SASEnvironment\SASCode\Jobs
The administrator can complete the following steps to identify which .sas files in the Jobs directory are associated with scheduled jobs using SAS® Management Console:
- On the Plug-ins tab in SAS Management Console, navigate to Environment Management ► Schedule Manager.
- Expand the deployed flow and right-click the deployed job to open the Properties pane.
- In the Properties pane, click the Scheduling Details tab.
- The scheduled .sas file is listed in the Filename field.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Note: The hot fix prevents the creation of extraneous .sas files for future scheduling actions. The hot fix does not remove existing .sas files. You should manually remove all .sas files that are not scheduled.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Visual Analytics | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 7.51 | 7.52 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| Linux for x64 | 7.51 | 7.52 | 9.4 TS1M7 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Visual Analytics 7.51 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I9T.html#68242| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2021-08-13 16:39:00 |
| Date Created: | 2021-08-12 13:59:34 |