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A00-260 · Question #3

After creating a stored process from a SAS Data Integration Studio job, how can you test the stored process to make sure it runs correctly?

The correct answer is C. Execute the stored process using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office or SAS Enterprise Guide. Option C is correct because after publishing a stored process from SAS Data Integration Studio, the standard way to execute and test it is through client applications designed to run stored processes - SAS Enterprise Guide and the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office both provide…

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Question

After creating a stored process from a SAS Data Integration Studio job, how can you test the stored process to make sure it runs correctly?

Options

  • AExecute the stored process in SAS Data Integration Studio.
  • BExecute the stored process in SAS Management Console.
  • CExecute the stored process using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office or SAS Enterprise Guide.
  • DExecute the stored process using SAS Display Manager's Stored Process Test window.

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    82% (23)
  • D
    11% (3)

Explanation

Option C is correct because after publishing a stored process from SAS Data Integration Studio, the standard way to execute and test it is through client applications designed to run stored processes - SAS Enterprise Guide and the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office both provide interfaces to browse the metadata repository, find the stored process, run it with parameters, and inspect the output. Option A is wrong because SAS Data Integration Studio is an ETL design tool, not a stored process execution client - you build and deploy from it, not test stored processes in it. Option B is wrong because SAS Management Console is an administration tool for managing metadata, users, and servers; it doesn't execute stored processes. Option D is wrong because SAS Display Manager has no dedicated "Stored Process Test window" - this is a fabricated distractor. Memory tip: Think of the workflow as "build → deploy → test": you build in DI Studio, deploy to the metadata server, then test through an end-user client like Enterprise Guide or the Office Add-In - the same tools your end users would run it from.

Topics

#stored processes#SAS Data Integration Studio#testing/execution#SAS Enterprise Guide

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