Pre-generated Reports from SAS Web Report Studio |
A
scheduling
server must be configured to enable the scheduling of reports. The following
table provides a brief overview of the high-level tasks associated with configuring
a scheduling server.
Tasks Associated with Configuring a Scheduling Server
Scheduling |
Description |
Platform Suite for SAS |
Platform Suite for SAS, an integrated enterprise job scheduler, is designed
to manage job flows that are generated by SAS software and includes several
components such as Process Manager Server, Platform Flow Manager, Platform
Calendar Editor, Platform Load Sharing Facility (LSF), and Platform Grid Management
Services. The installation of Platform Suite for SAS is complex, but it provides
management and execution that is independent of the SAS Web Report Studio
installation and supports clustered SAS Web Report Studio environments. For
more information, see "Setting Up Scheduling Using Platform Suite for
SAS" in
Scheduling in SAS. |
SAS In-process Scheduling for SAS Web Report Studio |
With in-process scheduling, you can schedule jobs from SAS Web Report
Studio. An in-process scheduling server runs as a process inside of SAS Web
Report Studio, which eliminates the need to send the jobs to an external scheduling
server. In-process scheduling is easier to install and configure, and it does
not require a separate license. In addition, using an in-process scheduling
server simplifies authentication, because scheduled jobs do not have to be
authenticated to an external scheduling server. Beginning with SAS Web Report
Studio 4.3, in-process scheduling is enabled by default and fully supported
in a clustered environment. In-process scheduling servers are supported only
in SAS Web Report Studio. For more information, see "Setting Up Scheduling
Using SAS In-Process Scheduling" in
Scheduling in SAS. |
Schedule Manager |
The Schedule Manager is a SAS Management Console plug-in that works
with scheduling servers to schedule jobs that you create with SAS Web Report
Studio and other applications. For more information about using the Schedule
Manager to create a flow, specify dependencies, add jobs to a deployed flow,
set deployed flow properties, and schedule flows, see "Scheduling Jobs
Using Scheduling Manager" in
Scheduling in SAS. |
Scheduling Reports |
Reports can be scheduled in two ways. You can enable report scheduling
with In-Process Scheduling or with Platform Suite for SAS. For more information
about enabling report scheduling, see "Enabling the Scheduling of Reports"
in
Scheduling in SAS. |
After you have defined the in-process scheduling in SAS Management Console,
define recipients to enable the distribution of reports to those users. SAS
Web Report Studio users can start to schedule reports. If users are authorized
to schedule reports inside SAS Web Report Studio, then they can set up the
report schedule and submit the report for scheduling. For information about
scheduling reports, see
SAS Web Report Studio: User's Guide.
Note: Operating system scheduling is not supported for SAS Web Report
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