Prerequisites for Administering the Web Applications

What You Should Know

Before you administer the Web applications, familiarize yourself with the following:

basic concepts and components of the SAS Intelligence Platform, as described in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Overview.
the SAS environment, as described in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.
the SAS applications servers. You should understand how the servers are started and which servers are required for different types of content. For a summary of the servers that are required for particular content, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Application Server Administration Guide.
security concepts, as described in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide. You should understand authentication and authorization, and know how to manage access in the metadata layer. You should also know how to create and manage user and group definitions in metadata.
the middle-tier environment, as described in SAS Intelligence Platform: Middle-Tier Administration Guide.
basic procedures for using the applications that you plan to administer. For example, if you are responsible for administering SAS Web Report Studio, then you should know how to log on, navigate, and create reports in SAS Web Report Studio.

What You Should Do

The Web applications must be functional before they can be administered. Therefore, before you administer the Web applications, perform a planned installation and initial configuration as described in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide. If you are upgrading from SAS 9.1.3 to SAS 9.3, or from SAS 9.2 to SAS 9.3, see SAS Intelligence Platform: Migration Guide.

Verify that your Web applications operate correctly. You should be able to start the Web applications, log on, and perform basic tasks in those applications.