Contents
About
What's New in SAS Web Report Studio 4.2
About This Book
Introduction to SAS Web Report Studio
About SAS Web Report Studio
What Is SAS Web Report Studio?
Benefits to Using SAS Web Report Studio
How Does SAS Web Report Studio Work?
How Does SAS Web Report Studio Fit into the SAS Intelligence Platform?
How to Get Help for SAS Web Report Studio
Accessibility Features of SAS Web Report Studio
Managing Access to SAS Web Report Studio
Access to SAS Web Report Studio Capabilities
Access to Reporting Resources
Log On to SAS Web Report Studio as a Registered User
Log Off of SAS Web Report Studio
The SAS Web Report Studio Interface
Your First Look at the SAS Web Report Studio User Interface
The SAS Web Report Studio Menus
View Mode
Edit Mode
The Open Dialog Box
Specifying Your Preferences
Specify Defaults for Opening and Saving Reports
Specify a Default Data Source, Style, Header, and Footer
Specify a Default Time Zone
Introduction to Viewing and Creating Reports
Viewing Reports
Overview of Viewing Reports
Viewing Reports Created in SAS Web Report Studio
Viewing Stored Process Reports
Viewing Data Source Reports
Viewing Externally Created Reports
Navigating Viewed Reports
Modifying the Data in a Viewed Report
Refreshing the Data in a Viewed Report
Creating Reports
Overview of Creating Reports
Using a Quick Start Method to Create a Report
Use Edit Mode to Create a Report
Save a Report
Designing Layouts
Designing Headers and Footers
Overview of Creating a Header and a Footer for a Report Section
About Dynamic Text in Headers and Footers
Create a Header or a Footer
Remove a Header or a Footer
Adding Images and Text
Overview of Using Images and Text
Place an Image in a Report Section
Include Text in a Report Section
Remove an Image or a Text Object
Including Stored Process Output
Overview of Stored Processes
Insert a Stored Process
Remove a Stored Process
Positioning Objects in the Layout Grid
Overview of Positioning Report Objects
Add Cells to the Layout Grid
Align Cell Content in the Layout Grid
Delete an Empty Column or Row from the Layout Grid
Delete Objects in the Layout Grid
Merge Cells in the Layout Grid
Place Objects in the Layout Grid
Reposition Objects in the Layout Grid
Using Synchronized or Independent Objects
Overview of Synchronized Filtering, Sorting, Drilling, and Expanding
Maintain Independent Tables, Graphs, and Geographical Maps
Defining Queries and Displaying Results
Defining Queries to Obtain Results
Overview of Queries Based on Data Items
Using Standard Data Items in a Query
Using Custom Data Items in a Query
Modifying How a Data Item Is Formatted
Modify How a Measure Is Aggregated
Use Detail Data Instead of Grouped and Aggregated Data
Preview or Export Query Results
Subsetting Query Results
Overview of Section Filters
Creating Filters
Creating Prompted Section Filters
Creating Cascading Prompted Filters
Apply Existing Section Filters
Combine Filters
Deselect a Predefined or Custom Section Filter
Remove a Custom Section Filter
View a Summary of Applied Filters
Grouping Query Results
Overview of Using Group Breaks
Add Group Breaks
Remove Measure Values from Group Breaks
Remove Group Breaks
Displaying Query Results in a Table, Graph, or Geographical Map
Overview of Using Tables, Graphs, and Geographical Maps to Display Results
Using Tables to Display Query Results
Using Hyperlink Data Items
Using Graphs to Display Query Results
Using Geographical Maps to Display Query Results
Removing a Table, Graph, or Geographical Map
Analyzing Results
Filtering and Ranking
How Filtering and Ranking Can Help with Analysis
Filtering and Ranking a List Table
Filtering and Ranking a Crosstabulation Table
Filtering and Ranking a Graph
Filtering and Ranking a Geographical Map
Browsing or Searching for Filter Values
Drilling and Expanding
How Drilling and Expanding Can Help with Analysis
Drill or Expand Hierarchies in a Crosstabulation Table
Drill Hierarchies in a Graph
Drill or Expand the Geographic Hierarchy in a Geographical Map
How Drilling and Expanding Affects Other Table, Graph, and Geographical Map Features
Sorting
How Sorting Can Help with Analysis
Sort Data in a List or Crosstabulation Table
Specify a Sort and a Sorting Priority for Values in a List Table
Sort Ascending or Descending Values in a Graph
Sort by Measure Values in a Graph
Remove All Sorting
Adding Total, Subtotal, and Percent of Total Calculations
How Totals, Subtotals, and Percent of Total Calculations Can Help with Analysis
Understanding the Relationship Between Totals, Subtotals, and Percent of Totals
Managing Totals and Subtotals in Tables
Managing Percent of Total Calculations in Tables
Applying Conditional Highlighting
How Conditional Highlighting Can Help with Analysis
Managing Conditional Highlighting for Table Values
Managing Conditional Highlighting for Graph Values
Displaying Information About the Data
Display Data Source, Data Item, and Filter Details for a Table or Graph
Display the Detail Data Behind the Values in a Crosstabulation Table
Display Field Names, Values, and Measure Information for a Region in a Geographical Map
Managing Reports
Maintaining and Organizing Reports
Overview of Managing Reports
Archiving Reports
Copying Reports
Creating Report Templates
Deleting Reports and Templates
Modifying Report Properties
Moving Reports
Organizing Reports
Rename a Report
Repairing Reports
Maintaining Multi-Section Reports
Overview of Report Sections
Add a Section to a Report
Rename a Report Section
Reorder Report Sections
Delete a Section From a Report
Sharing Reports
Overview of Shared Locations
E-mail a URL for a Report
Publish a Report to a Publication Channel
Distributing Reports
Linking Reports
Overview of Report Linking
Creating a Link to a Report or to a Web Page
Scheduling Reports
Overview of Scheduling Reports
Scheduling Reports, Stored Processes, and Folders
View a List of Scheduled Reports
Edit a Report Schedule
Delete a Report Schedule
Printing and Exporting
Overview of Printing and Exporting
Exporting Reports and Report Data
Printing Reports
Appendixes
Tips and Guidelines
Naming Reports, Folders, and Templates
Searching for Reports and Stored Processes
Hiding Data Items
Creating Section Filters
Applying Conditional Highlighting
Defining Prompts in Report Linking
Filtering and Ranking Tables, Graphs, and Geographical Maps
Using Reports Created with a Previous Version of SAS Web Report Studio
Browsers and SAS Web Report Studio
Browser Limitations
Using Firefox with SAS Web Report Studio
Data Refresh: Manual Versus Automatic
Data Sources: Relational Versus Multidimensional
What to Do If You Are Prompted for Credentials
About the Request for Credentials
Enter Credentials
Remove Credentials
What to Do If Access Is Still Denied
What to Do If Your Data Source Is Invalid
About Invalid Data Sources
When a Data Source Has Been Moved or Renamed
Incomplete Tables and Graphs
Glossary
Product
Release
SAS Web Report Studio
4.2
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
February 2009
Last Updated
19Jan2009