Administering the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform

SAS Web Infrastructure Platform

About the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform

The SAS Web Infrastructure Platform is a collection of services and applications that provide common infrastructure and integration features to be used by SAS Web applications. These services and applications provide the following benefits:

consistency in installation, configuration, and administration tasks for Web applications
greater consistency in users' interactions with Web applications
integration among Web applications as a result of the ability to share common resources

For a description of the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform services and applications, see SAS Web Infrastructure Platform.

The following sections describe two of the applications.

SAS Preferences Manager

The SAS Preferences Manager is a Web application that provides a central facility for users to manage their preferences and settings.

You can invoke the application by using the following URL address:

http://server:portSASPreferences

Users of SAS Information Delivery Portal can invoke the SAS Preferences Manager from within the portal. For instructions, see the product Help.

The following figure shows a generic preferences application. The actual preferences that are available vary depending on the software that is installed. The SAS Preferences Manager at your site might have additional settings.

SAS Preferences Manager Console

[Preferences dialog]

Here are the generic settings:

General

Specify a theme for the applications. A theme includes settings for colors, fonts, and graphics.

Users can also specify the format for notifications that are generated by SAS applications and solutions.

Language

Select the locale (language and country) that you prefer.

Format

Select the preferred format for dates, time, and currency.

Portal

Specify the position of the portal navigation bar in the SAS Information Delivery Portal. You can also specify the sort order for packages that are published in the portal. You can sort packages in descending order (newest packages are at the top) or in ascending order (oldest packages are at the top).

SAS Logon Manager

About SAS Logon Manager

The SAS Logon Manager is a Web application that handles all authentication requests for SAS Web applications that build on the business intelligence platform. As a result, users see the same logon page when they access the SAS Web applications.

The purpose of the SAS Logon Manager is to authenticate and direct a successful logon to the appropriate page. The application also serves as the central point for handling changes to authentication mechanisms, such as the addition of Windows SSPI or third party single sign-on products.

You can configure settings for the Logon Manager in the Application Management Configuration Manager section in SAS Management Console. For example, you can specify the default theme. You can also set policies that affect logon and logoff, such as whether to display a Log On button on the Web time-out page.

Example: Enable the Log On Button on Time-out Pages

To enable the display of a Log On button on users' Web time-out pages, follow these steps:

Log on to SAS Management Console.
On the Plug-ins tab, navigate to Application Management Configuration Manager SAS Application Infrastructure.
Right-click SAS Application Infrastructure and select Properties.
Click the Settings tab.
In the left pane, select Policies.
In the right pane, click the locked icon next to Allow user login from web timeout page. The icon changes to unlocked . Click OK.

When a field has a locked icon, the value or setting for that particular field cannot be modified on the Settings tab for other SAS applications that inherit their settings from this application. By default, all SAS applications inherit their settings from SAS Application Infrastructure. For more information about locking and unlocking settings, see Setting Global Properties for SAS Applications Using SAS Application Infrastructure Properties.
On the Plug-ins tab, navigate to Application Management Configuration Manager Logon Manager 9.2.
Right-click Logon Manager 9.2 and select Properties.
Click the Settings tab.
In the left pane, select Policies.
In the right pane, select Yes in the list box for Allow user login from web timeout page, and click OK.

Changes to properties do not take effect immediately on the run-time system. For details, see Summary of Steps for Using Configuration Manager.

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