SAS Web
Report Studio is a Web application that anyone can use to view, interact
with, create, and distribute public and private reports. Simply open
an existing report and interact with the information based on your
current needs. For example, you can view, reply to, or add comments
to a report. Report authors can easily point and click to query central
sources of data. Optionally, you can add prompts and design the layout
of tables, graphs, and text using drag and drop to create a well-formatted
report. All this is accomplished by using a Web browser. You do not
need to understand a programming language. Periodic reports can be
scheduled to process unattended on a recurring basis and then optionally
distributed using e-mail.
In addition,
powerful SAS analytical results can be used by business professionals
across an organization through their Web browsers by leveraging SAS
stored processes in SAS Web Report Studio.
Stored processes are SAS programs, created by business analysts who are proficient
in SAS, that contain instructions for calculating analytical results
that are rendered as part of a report or as a complete report. Stored
processes typically include queries, prompted filters, titles, images,
and statistical analyses to deliver predictive analytics to a large
audience. SAS Web Report Studio combines query, reporting, and analytical
capabilities in a single Web-based tool that everyone can use to meet
a broad set of information needs.
The Report
Wizard enables novice users to quickly create and distribute basic
queries and reports based on either relational or multidimensional
data sources in five easy steps. More advanced users can use additional
layout and query capabilities that are available, including the ability
to define custom calculations and complex filter combinations, multiple
queries, and SAS analytical results into a single document. A gallery
of predefined layout choices expedites the report creation process,
and an extensive range of advanced report components enables users
to create and interact with reports from their Web browsers. Reports
and the application can be branded to match a corporate style.
Reports
can be shared with others or kept in private folders based on security
settings. Certain pages of reports can be distributed to authorized
users via e-mail or a subscription channel.