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layout: article
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title: Troubleshooting
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description: Descriptions of common issues when working with Data Controller, and steps for resolution.
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og_image: https://docs.datacontroller.io/img/cannotimport.png
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# Data Controller for SAS® - Troubleshooting
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## Overview
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[Let us know](https://datacontroller.io/contact/) if you experience an installation problem that is not described here!
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## Internet Explorer - blank screen
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If you have an older, or 'locked down' version of Internet Explorer you may get a blank / white screen when navigating to the Data Controller url. To fix this, click settings (cog icon in top right), *Compatibility View settings*, and **uncheck** *Display intranet sites in Compatibility view* as follows:
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## Workspace Server Type Only
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Data Controller requires the OS account to have disk write privileges for a number of reasons:
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* log capture
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* folder creation (initial setup)
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* table creation (demo version)
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* writing staging data (editors)
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* updating databases / datasets (approvers)
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On Viya, this is the default case.
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On SAS 9, if your Stored Process Shared Server account (typically `sassrv`) is unavailable, or overly restricted, you may need to use a Workspace Server account for your STPs. This means that your Approvers must have the requisite access to perform the database updates.
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The imported version of Data Controller is set up to work with the Stored Process Server. To switch this to Workspace Server, you can run the following code *after* importing the SPK:
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```
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/* get the macros (or download / %include seperately) */
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filename mc url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sasjs/core/main/all.sas";
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%inc mc;
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/* put the path to your Data Controller folder here */
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%let DCROOT=/YOUR/META/PATH/DataController;
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/* this will extract all the objects in that folder */
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%mm_getfoldertree(root=&dcroot, outds=stps)
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/* this creates the program to update all the STPs in that folder */
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filename tmp temp;
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data _null_;
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set stps;
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file tmp;
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if publictype='StoredProcess' then do;
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str=cats('%mm_updatestpservertype(target='
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,path,'/',name,',type=WKS)');
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put str;
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end;
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run;
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/* run the program */
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%inc tmp;
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```
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## Custom Library
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If you wish to change the default *libref* or *libname* then there are TWO items to configure:
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1) The library itself
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2) The `mpelib` macro variable and the libname statement in the `/Admin/Data_Controller_Settings` stored process.
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!!! note
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Be sure to make this change *after* running the configurator, to ensure the tables are first registered!
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## Permission is needed to access the ServerContext Object
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After a successful install, your business user may see the following message:
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> Error obtaining stored process from repository
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> Permission is needed to access the ServerContext object attached to the stored process.
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The reason is that the context chosen when importing the SPK (perhaps, SASApp) is not available to your business user. It's likely you have multiple contexts.
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The SPK must be re-imported with the correct context chosen. This may require regenerating the tables, or adjusting the permissions, if the new context uses a different system account.
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## Stored Processes Cannot Be Imported Into A Project Repository
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During the SPK import on a SAS 9 instance you may see the following dialog:
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> Stored processes cannot be imported into a project repository
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This can happen when importing with Data Integration Studio and your user profile is making use of a personal project repository. Try re-connecting with the Foundation repository, or import with SAS Management Console (which does not support project repositories).
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## There is no LogicalServer of the type requested associated with the ServerContext in metadata.
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This can happen if you enter the wrong `serverName` when deploying the SAS program on an EBI platform. Make sure it matches an existing Stored Process Server Context.
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