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A00-260 · Question #71

Which statement regarding scheduling SAS Data Integration Studio jobs is true?

The correct answer is D. To schedule a job flow in SAS Management console you must first deploy the job for scheduling. Option D is correct because in SAS Data Integration Studio, the proper workflow for scheduling a job flow via SAS Management Console requires that you first deploy the job for scheduling - this deployment step packages the job and makes it available to the scheduling…

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Question

Which statement regarding scheduling SAS Data Integration Studio jobs is true?

Options

  • ATo schedule a job flow you must first use SAS Management Console to deploy the job for
  • BTo schedule the job on the Platform Process Manager you require a dependency generator.
  • CMultiple job flows can be scheduled to a deployment directory.
  • DTo schedule a job flow in SAS Management console you must first deploy the job for scheduling

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    88% (23)

Explanation

Option D is correct because in SAS Data Integration Studio, the proper workflow for scheduling a job flow via SAS Management Console requires that you first deploy the job for scheduling - this deployment step packages the job and makes it available to the scheduling infrastructure before any schedule can be applied.

  • A is wrong because it misidentifies the tool: you do not use SAS Management Console to do the initial deployment - deployment is done from within SAS Data Integration Studio itself, not Management Console.
  • B is wrong because scheduling on Platform Process Manager does not require a separate "dependency generator" - that is not a real prerequisite in this workflow.
  • C is wrong because a deployment directory holds a single job flow for scheduling; you cannot schedule multiple job flows to the same deployment directory.

Memory tip: Think of it as a two-step handoff - "DI Studio deploys, Management Console schedules." The deploy step always happens first in DI Studio, and scheduling happens second in Management Console. Option D correctly names Management Console as the scheduling tool and deploy-first as the required sequence.

Topics

#Job scheduling#Deployment workflow#SAS Management Console#SAS Data Integration Studio

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