Configuring a Scheduling Server

Tasks Associated with Configuring a Scheduling Server

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. In SAS Web Report Studio 4.31, 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 Studio.