Publish a Report to Publication Channels

A publication channel is an information repository that has been established by using the SAS Publishing Framework. It can be used to publish information to users and applications. (An administrator creates the publication channels.) If you publish your report to one or more publication channels, then authorized users and applications can access your report by subscribing to the channel.

In SAS Web Report Studio, you can control the life cycle of a published report. You can specify that a report be deleted from publication channels after a certain number of days. You can set the report's expiration date either in the Save As dialog box, in the Schedule Report Wizard (Step 1), or in the Recipients and Distribution Rules dialog box. For more information about the Schedule Report Wizard, see Schedule a Report, Stored Process, or Folder for the First Time. For information about the Recipients and Distribution Rules dialog box, see Distribute a Report for the First Time.

To publish a report to one or more publication channels (if they are available), complete these steps:

Select FileSave As to open the Save As dialog box.
Type the Name that you want to give to this new report. Names cannot use these characters: \ / : * ? “ < > | @ # &

For more information about valid names, see Naming Reports, Folders, and Templates.
For the Type of report, select Static report (.pdf format).
Select the Publication Channel to which you want to publish the report.

Note: The Publication Channel settings are available only when your system administrator has defined publication channels and you set the report type to Static report (.pdf format).

Note: You can select multiple publication channels. Your browser determines how you make multiple selections. For example, you might be able to use the CTRL key to make multiple selections.
(Optional) Enter a number in the Days until expiration field. The default is 90 days. The number that you entered will be saved with your user profile. It will be filled in automatically the next time you open the Save As dialog box.
(Optional) Type a report Description. You cannot use these characters: < > & #
(Optional) Type Keywords. Separate multiple keywords with a comma. Keywords cannot use these characters: < > & # / \

For information about valid keywords, see Naming Reports, Folders, and Templates.

How the Save As Dialog Box Appears with a Publication Channel Specified
Click Save.