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To increase your java heap storage when using Altair SLC please update your <slc_install_root>\eclipse\workbench.ini file to something like openFile -vmargs -Xmx512m and restart the workbench. The argument -Xmx is the one that decides the java heap storage limit and in this case 512M (megabytes) is the value.
In the Workbench there are 2 places where you need to take care over ENCODING settings: The first is the Workbench Server, normally called 'Local' that will execute your SAS programs to process your data such as CSV files. To change your ENCODING value in the workbench follow these steps: Run the Workbench, and goto…
We would recommend you run the code analysis functionality in the Workbench to find out about current language compatibility and support within Altair SLC. If you have imported some SAS language programs into a Workbench project then you can select the project in the Project Explorer and use the right hand mouse button to…
In recent versions of Workbench visit the Help menu and select Workspace Log File and then either Copy to Clipboard or Show Location in System Explorer. The file is called simply ".log" and can be sent to Altair Data Analytics Customer Support as an email attachment. In older versions of Workbench you need to know the…
If you have data stored in an Oracle database, you can connect using the Oracle Instant Client. To install the client you need to: * Download the Basic Package Oracle Instant Client for Linux from the Instant Client download page of the Oracle website. Make sure you select the correct Linux distribution and architecture to…
If you have data stored in a MySQL database, you can connect using the MySQL Connector/C client. To install the client you need to: * Download the MySQL Connector/C client from the MySQL Download Connector/C page of the MySQL website. Make sure you select the correct Linux distribution and architecture to match the Altair…
If you have data stored in a Snowflake database, you can connect using the ODBC driver for Snowflake. To install the connection software you need to: * * Download and install the Snowflake ODBC driver (.tar.gz) from the Snowflake client repository. SLC currently supports only 64-bit versions from 2.21.5. * Once the file is…
Altair Analytics Workbench is essentially a plugin to the Eclipse IDE framework and each workspace has a special metadata folder to store all your preferences and configuration data related to that workspace. You can probably find references in google describing possible ways of re-using perspectives that you prefer. The…
Miniforge Setup for the Generative Models Extension for Altair AI Studio * Open Windows Control Panel and check for any existing Python installations or distributions such as Anaconda or Miniforge/Miniconda. Uninstall all of them. * Open your Environment Variables and check both User and System Variables sections for…
How do I update a Linux SLC Hub installation? Note that Altair SLC is installed on each of the hub's worker machines. You may also wish to upgrade Altair SLC at the same time - instructions are elsewhere. Downtime should be scheduled with the end-users. SLC Hub will be stopped and started and any existing running jobs will…
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