Running R Scripts

R scripts can be run in the background using your Workspace's built-in resources.

Running a script

R Scripts in the file and blob lists can be run in the background using the Run in background option in the file menu.

Note that this option is not available from the file editor (once the file is open) and can only be activated from the file or blob list.

When the menu option is selected, a pop-out will be shown where the run environment can be configured.

Select the working directory using the first dropdown.

Currently, the other input variables are fixed and can be viewed but not changed.

Note the output directory where any results of the script will be stored: files/background_job_output/[filename][timestamp]

Click Run and wait for the job to execute. Progress cannot be followed so output should be checked periodically.