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.