SAS Management Console is a framework in which a variety
of plug-ins are installed. A plug-in is an application module that
is designed to create and maintain metadata for a specific type of
resource. For example, the Server Manager plug-in is used to create
and update metadata to define SAS servers. Some plug-ins include additional
functionality. For example, the Server Manager plug-in enables you
to stop, pause, and resume servers and to monitor server activity.
Only certain users can
view and use plug-ins. A user's access to plug-ins depends on which
roles the user is assigned to and which capabilities are assigned
to those roles. See
Overview of Initial Roles, Groups, and Users.
If you are authorized
to use plug-ins, then the
Plug-ins tab appears
in the left pane when you open SAS Management Console and connect
to a metadata server, as shown in this example:
The following table
provides the name and purpose of each of the most frequently used
SAS Management Console plug-ins. References to related documentation
are also provided.
SAS Management Console Plug-ins
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Identify connections
between BI objects in the SAS Folders tree. For details, see Using the BI Lineage Plug-in and the SAS Management Console Help.
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View and modify configuration
attributes for SAS applications including SAS Information Delivery
Portal, SAS Web Report Studio, SAS Financial Management, and SAS Strategic
Performance Management. For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.
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Foundation Services
Manager
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View and modify deployment
configurations for infrastructure and extension services that are
used by applications such as SAS Information Delivery Portal, SAS
BI Dashboard, and SAS Web Report Studio. For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.
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Create and maintain
map service definitions that link cubes to Esri ArcGIS map services
so that Esri Geographic Information System (GIS) spatial map information
can be accessed and returned by an OLAP server when the cubes are queried.
For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.
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Perform administration
tasks related to the SAS Metadata Server, including the following:
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stop, pause, resume, or reset the
metadata server
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check the status of the metadata
server and the metadata repositories
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create and manage metadata repositories
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back up or restore your metadata
repositories
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analyze and repair metadata
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Create and maintain
definitions for channels, package subscribers, group subscribers,
and event subscribers. For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.
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Create and maintain
schedules for running jobs that are created in SAS Data Integration
Studio and SAS Web Report Studio. For details, see Scheduling in SAS.
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Perform administration
tasks related to SAS servers, including the following:
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check the status of servers and
validate them to ensure that they are configured correctly
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stop, pause, quiesce, resume, or
refresh the SAS object spawner or the SAS Framework Data Server; and
stop, pause, resume, or quiesce a process on a SAS OLAP Server, SAS
Workspace Server, or SAS Stored Process Server
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connect to the metadata server,
to components of SAS Application Servers, to the SAS object spawner,
or to a SAS Framework Data Server to perform monitoring activities
Details about the preceding tasks are provided in
this guide.
You can also use the
Server Manager plug-in to create and maintain definitions for servers.
For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Application Server Administration Guide.
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Create and maintain
definitions for users, groups, and roles. For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide.
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