and runs an ETL process on a SAS Application server that extracts multiple tables from a database, transforms, combines, and loads them into a SAS datamart then moves some data tables across the network and loads them into SAS LASR server, so when you are back to work in the morning your SAS Visual Analytics application has all its data refreshed and ready to roll. Every night, a SAS batch process “wakes up” at 3 a.m. SAS batch processing also takes care of self-documenting, as it automatically generates and stores SAS logs and outputs. Running SAS programs in batch mode allows streamlining SAS processing by eliminating the possibility of human error, submitting multiple SAS jobs (programs) all at once or in a sequence securing programs and/or data dependencies. It can be scheduled to run (using Operating System scheduler or other scheduling software) while we sleep, at any time of the day or at any time interval between two consecutive runs.
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While SAS program development is usually done in an interactive SAS environment (SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Display Manager, SAS Studio, etc.), when it comes to running SAS programs in a production or operations environment, it is routinely done in batch mode.