SAS workspace server logs can be generated by SAS^® Forecast Server. When there is an issue in your SAS Forecast Studio project, SAS workspace server logs might give insight about the cause of the issue.

In order to enable SAS workspace server logs, log off from SAS Forecast Studio. Then, complete the following steps:

For (UNIX) SAS^® 9.2, 9.3^®, and 9.4

• On the server where SAS Forecast Server resides, go to the following location: .../Lev1/SASApp/WorkspaceServer.
  1. Back up logconfig.xml [cp logconfig.xml logconfig.orig.xml].
  2. Back up logconfig.trace.xml [cp logconfig.trace.xml logconfig.trace.orig.xml].
  3. Enable logging [rm logconfig.xml] [cp logconfig.trace.xml logconfig.xml].

For (WINDOWS) SAS 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4

• On the server where SAS Forecast Server resides, go to the following location: C:\SAS\{config name}\Lev1\SASApp\WorkspaceServer.
  1. Back up logconfig.xml [rename logconfig.xml logconfig.orig.xml].
  2. Back up logconfig.trace.xml [rename logconfig.trace.xml logconfig.trace.orig.xml].
  3. Enable logging [rename logconfig.trace.xml logconfig.xml].

Then, log on to SAS Forecast Studio and run the project.

A workspace server log begins as soon as you log on to SAS Forecast Studio and remains open until you log off. The log is located in the directory that corresponds to your operating system.

• UNIX

  .../Lev1/SASApp/WorkspaceServer/Logs

• WINDOWS

  C:\SAS\config name\Lev1\SASApp\WorkspaceServer\Logs

Note: Additional information is displayed in the workspace server logs when you add the following two options to the sasv9_usermods.cfg file.

• -FULLSTIMER
• -MSGLEVEL1

The FULLSTIMER option collects performance statistics on each SAS step.

The MSGLEVEL1 option collects information about index processing, MERGE statements, and sorting.

The sasv9_usermods.cfg file is located in the directory that corresponds to your operating system.

• UNIX

  .../Lev1/SASApp/WorkspaceServer/

• WINDOWS

  C:\SAS\config name\Lev1\SASApp\WorkspaceServer\