Analytical Process Manager
Edit an Analytical Process
To open the Edit an Analytical Process window:
- From the SAS Scientific Discovery Solutions workspace, select Tools
Analysis
Analytical Process Manager. The Process Manager window opens.
- From the Object Hierarchy, select an analytical process.
Note: The analytical processes that are supplied by SAS cannot be edited.
- Click Edit. The Edit an Analytical Process window opens.
Note: The Parent Folder field and the Contact
field cannot be changed.
To edit the name and description of an analytical
process:
- Replace the text in the Name field with the new name.
Note: The names of analytical processes cannot contain the
following characters:
* | " ? > < \ / and __ (two underscores)
- Replace the text in the Description field with a new description.
To edit the SAS file:
- Select the Edit option above the SAS File field.
- Click
to the right of the SAS File field. The Code Editor window opens.
- Make the changes to the code in the Code Editor window.
- Select File
Save in the menu bar of the SAS Scientific Discovery Solutions main
window to save the changes.
- Select File
Close in the menu bar of the SAS Scientific Discovery Solutions main
window to close the window.
- Click OK to return to the Analytical Process Manager.
To replace the SAS file:
- Select the Replace option above the SAS File field.
- Click
to the right of the SAS File field. The Select a File window opens, with the current SAS file name displayed in the Selected File field.
- In the Location field, select an option to indicate whether the file is on the client or the server. If you select Server, the Select Server File window opens. If you select Client, the Open window displays.
- Select the SAS file that you want to use to replace the current SAS file, and click Open. The new path is now displayed in the Selected File field of the Select a File window.
- Click OK to save the
change and return to the Edit an Analytical Process window.
To associate an XML file with an analytical process:
- The New option that is
above the XML File field is automatically
selected.
- Click
to the right of the XML File field. The Select a File window
opens.
- Select the Server option
if the XML file is on the server. Select the Client option if the XML file is on the client. If
you select Server, the Select Server File window
opens. If you select Client, the Open window
displays.
- Select the XML file that you want to associate with
the analytical process, and click Open. The full
path to the XML file now appears in the XML File field.
- Click OK to save the change and return to the Edit an Analytical Process window.
To edit the XML file:
- Select the Edit option above the XML File field.
- Click
to the right of the XML File field. The Code Editor window opens, with the XML code for the selected analytical process displayed.
- Make the changes to the code in the Code Editor window.
- Select File
Save in the menu bar of the SAS Scientific Discovery Solutions main window to save the changes.
- Click
in the upper right corner of the Code Editor to close the window.
- Click OK to save the
changes and return to the Edit an Analytical Process window.
Note: If you
have just associated an XML file with an analytical process, you cannot edit
the XML file immediately. You must first close the Edit an Analytical
Process window and then follow the steps listed above to edit the XML file
To replace the XML file:
- Select the Replace option above the XML File field.
- Click
to the right of the XML File field. The Select a File window opens, with the current XML file name displayed in the Selected File field.
- In the Location field, select an option to indicate whether the file is on the client or the server. If you select Server, the Select Server File window opens. If you select Client, the Open window displays.
- Select the XML file that you want to use to replace the current XML file, and click Open. The new path is now displayed in the Selected File field of the Select a File window.
- Click OK to save the
change and return to the Edit an Analytical Process window.
To remove the XML file:
Select the Remove option above the XML File field. The name of the file is removed from the XML File field.
To test the XML file:
Click Test to the right of the XML Field field. The Parameters window for the selected file opens. Check each field in the Parameters window to ensure that the information is correct.
To explain your changes for future reference:
Use the Reason field to record the reason for editing the analytical process.
After you complete all of your edits, click OK to return to the Analytical Process Manager window, or click Cancel to return to the Analytical Process Manager window without saving any changes.