Contents
About
What's New in Web Application Administration for the SAS 9.2 Intelligence Platform
Getting Started
Before You Begin
Introduction to This Guide
Accessibility Features in the SAS Intelligence Platform Products
Prerequisites for Administering the Web Applications
High-Level Overview of Administrative Tasks
Working in the Middle-Tier Environment
Understanding the Middle-Tier Environment
Third-Party Software Components
SAS Web Infrastructure Platform
SAS Content Server
SAS Shared Services
SAS Foundation Services
SAS Web Applications
Starting the Web Applications
Middle-Tier Environment and Topologies
Best Practices for Configuring Your Middle Tier
Best Practices for Middle-Tier Configuration
Sample Middle-Tier Deployment Scenarios
Tuning the Web Application Server
Configuring a Cluster of Web Application Servers
Configuring HTTP Sessions in Environments With Proxy Configurations
Using an HTTP Server to Serve Static Content
Using a Proxy Plug-in
Using Apache Cache Control for Static Content
Middle-Tier Security
Middle-Tier Security
Using the SAS Anonymous Web User With SAS Authentication
Multicast Security
Using Single Sign-On Among Web Applications
Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for Web Applications
Configuring and Deploying Restrictive Policy Files
Interacting with the Server Tier
Configuration Shared between the Middle Tier and the Server Tier
Configuring an SMTP Mail Server for Use with the SAS Middle Tier
Client-Side Pooling and Server-Side Pooling Options
Configuring Data Sources Used by the SAS Middle Tier
Configuring Application Response Measurement (ARM) Capabilities
Middle-Tier Administration
Administering the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform
SAS Web Infrastructure Platform
SAS Management Console
Using Configuration Manager
Setting Global Properties for SAS Applications
Specifying Connection Parameters for HTTP and HTTPS Sessions
Using the SAS Web Administration Console
Using the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform Utilities
Using the DAVTree Utility to Manage WebDAV Content
Using the Package Cleanup Utility to Remove Packages
Using JMX Tools to Manage SAS Resources
Middle-Tier Administration
Using the SAS Deployment Manager
Rebuilding the SAS Web Applications
Redeploying the SAS Web Applications
Reconfiguring the Web Application Server
Deploying SAS OnlineDoc Manually for the Web
Working with Exploded EAR Files in a Development Environment
Administering Logging for SAS Web Applications
Configuring Auditing for SAS Web Applications
Configuring a Custom Logoff Message for Web Application Users
Configuring the HTTP Session Time-out Interval
Configuring the Display of a Warning Message for Inactive User Sessions
Administering SAS Shared Services
About SAS Shared Services
Setting the Default Alert Notification Delivery Type
Administering the SAS Comment Manager Web Application
SAS Content Server
About the SAS Content Server
Moving Content or Backing up the SAS Content Server
Deploying Content Manually to the SAS Content Server
Using the SAS Content Server Administration Console
Implementing Authorization for the SAS Content Server
Reconfiguring the SAS Content Server to Share the Database Used by SAS Shared Services
Administering SAS BI Web Services
Managing Generated Web Services
Configuring SAS BI Web Services for .NET
Configuring SAS BI Web Services for Java
Overview of Security for Web Services
Securing SAS BI Web Services for .NET
Securing SAS BI Web Services for Java
Additional Administrative Tasks for SAS BI Web Services for Java
Administering SAS Web Application Themes
Overview
Steps for Defining and Deploying a New Theme
Deploying SAS Web Application Themes on a Different Web Application Server
Deleting a Custom Theme from the Metadata
Migrating Custom Themes
Administering SAS Flex Application Themes
Overview of SAS Flex Application Themes
Deploying SAS Flex Application Themes on a Different Web Application Server
Administering Multicast Options
Overview of Multicasting
Configuring Multicast Options
Configuring Multicast Security
Multicasting with JGroups
SAS Web Report Studio Administration
Introduction to SAS Web Report Studio Administration
Introduction to SAS Web Report Studio
About SAS Web Report Viewer
SAS Web Report Studio and the SAS Intelligence Platform
New Features in the Administration of SAS Web Report Studio 4.3
New Features in the Administration of SAS Web Report Studio 4.2
Prerequisites for Administering SAS Web Report Studio
Main Tasks for Administering SAS Web Report Studio
Additional Documentation for SAS Web Report Studio
Configuring SAS Web Report Studio
Configuring SAS Web Report Studio
Configuring Logging for SAS Web Report Studio
Improving the Performance of SAS Web Report Studio
Redeploy SAS Web Report Studio
Managing SAS Web Report Studio Content and Users
SAS Web Report Studio Folders
Predefined Roles
Adding Content for Use by Report Creators
Managing Access to Reports
Customizing SAS Web Report Studio Report Styles
SAS Web Application Themes and Custom Report Styles
Customizing Report Styles for SAS Web Report Studio
Add Disclaimer Text to Graphs and Tables
Specify Fonts for PDF Reports Generated by SAS Web Report Studio
Pre-generated Reports from SAS Web Report Studio
Overview of Pre-generated Reports from SAS Web Report Studio
Configuring a Scheduling Server
Verifying Permissions for the Distribution Library
Setting Up a Recipient List for Report Distribution
Processing Reports Outside of SAS Web Report Studio
SAS Information Delivery Portal Administration
SAS Information Delivery Portal
Introduction to the SAS Information Delivery Portal
Understanding the SAS Information Delivery Portal
Understanding the Components of SAS Information Delivery Portal 4.3
Portal Administration
Prerequisites for Administering the Portal
Who Can Administer the Portal
Main Tasks for Administering the Portal
Suggestions for Verifying Portal Operation
Important Portal Administrative Files
Logging for SAS Information Delivery Portal
Additional Documentation for the Portal
Adding Content to the Portal
Overview of Adding Content
Summary of Content That Can Be Added to the Portal
Understanding Pages and Page Templates
Adding, Editing, and Removing Pages
Adding, Editing, and Removing Page Templates
Understanding Portlets
Main Steps to Add a Portlet
Adding WebDAV Graph Portlets
Understanding Portlet Deployment
Hiding Portlets from Users
Adding Custom-Developed Portlets
Removing Portlet Configurations
Adding Links
Adding Files
Adding Custom Web Applications
Example: Adding SAS Web Report Studio
Adding Syndication Channels
Adding SAS Packages
Adding SAS Publication Channels
Executing SAS Stored Processes from the SAS Information Delivery Portal
Adding SAS Information Maps
Adding SAS Reports
Administering Portal Authorization
Overview of Portal Authorization Tasks
Planning for Portal Users and Groups
Understanding Portal Authorization
Configure a Group Content Administrator
Sharing Content in the Portal
Setting Up Authorization for SAS Publication Channels
Managing Portal Permission Trees in Metadata
Enabling SAS BI Portlets for SAS Information Delivery Portal 4.3 on JBoss
Enabling Unchallenged Portal Access
Promoting Portal Content
Introduction to Promoting Portal Content
Promote the Entire Portal Application Tree
Promote a User or Group Permissions Tree
Promote a Portal Page Template, Content Object, Portlet Instance, or Portal Page
SAS BI Portlets Administration
SAS BI Portlets
Introduction to SAS BI Portlets
Using the SAS BI Portlets from a Portal
Modifying the Display Interface for SAS BI Portlets
Configuring SAS BI Portlets for the WebSphere Portal
Removing SAS BI Portlets from the WebSphere Portal Server
SAS Business Intelligence Dashboard Administration
BI Dashboard
Overview of SAS BI Dashboard 4.3
Key Features in the Administration of SAS BI Dashboard 4.3
Prerequisites for Administering SAS BI Dashboard
SAS BI Dashboard Folders
Location of Dashboards and Indicators after an Upgrade
Preserving the Folder Structure after an Upgrade
Accessing SAS BI Dashboard 4.3
Main Tasks for Administering SAS BI Dashboard
Implementing Security for SAS BI Dashboard
Setting Up Indicator Alerts for SAS BI Dashboard Users
Working with Data Source XML (DSX) Files
Specifying the Location of SAS Data Sets for SAS BI Dashboard
Making Stored Processes Available to SAS BI Dashboard Users
Configuring Logging for SAS BI Dashboard 4.3
Caching in SAS BI Dashboard 4.3
Improving the Performance of SAS BI Dashboard with Data Caching
Improving the Performance of SAS BI Dashboard with Content Caching
Improving the Performance of SAS BI Dashboard with Client Caching
Configuring Alert Latency with Event Generation Framework
Seamless Access to SAS BI Dashboard from SAS Information Delivery Portal
Enabling the Display of Custom Repository Folders in SAS BI Dashboard
Promoting SAS BI Dashboard 4.3 Content
Removing the SAS BI Dashboard Configuration
SAS Web Parts Administration
SAS Web Parts for Microsoft SharePoint
Introduction to SAS Web Parts for Microsoft SharePoint
About SAS Web Parts for Microsoft SharePoint
Enabling SAS BI Dashboard to Access the SharePoint Server
Reconfiguring SAS Web Parts for Microsoft SharePoint
Appendixes
Configuring the ESRI Map Component
About the ESRI Map Component
Create an ESRI ArcGIS Server Definition
Facilitate Authentication to the ESRI ArcGIS Server
Creating Geographic Map Services
Including Geographic Information in Cubes
Configuring the SAS Environment File
About the SAS Environment File
Configuring the SAS Environment File
Recommended Reading
Glossary
Product
Release
SAS BI Dashboard
4.3
SAS Enterprise BI Server
4.3
SAS BI Portlets
4.3
SAS BI Server
4.3
SAS ESRI Map Manager Plug-in for SAS Management Console
9.2_M2
SAS Information Delivery Portal
4.3
Type
Administration
Copyright Date
November 2010
Last Updated
19Nov2010