56 Administrator Guide for SAS 9.1.3 Foundation for Microsoft Windows
Note that the window does not actually give you feedback information from the package
application execution; it indicates only that the SMS job was opened and executed. The
window also gives you information about the program properties, such as whether user input
is required, the estimated run time, etc. Click Finish to close the wizard.
After a package runs, you can select the Control Panel and open the Advertised Programs
Monitor program.
This window lists a summary of packages delivered to the client and includes information
showing the Last Run date/time and the package expiration date/time.
Even though you can select this SAS package to install without a computer logged on, the
setup will not start until the system is manually logged on. Once you are logged in, open the
Control Panel/Advertised Program Manager and select the job to run. From that point on, the
setup will be silent. The only indication that setup is running is CPU and drive activity, and an
hourglass icon on the SMS job visible in the Advertised Program Manager. (You may have to
refresh the screen once inside the Advertised Program Manager, as the refresh cycle could be
set to an extended period.)
Note: The example used here follows a model in which the installation runs from a UNC
path. You could also do the installations by mapping the same network drive on all
the clients and using a drive path instead. However, this method is usually too much
work. The UNC path is easier to use and more flexible.
An alternate way to specify a long command line is to put the command syntax into
a batch script and call that file from this command line.
