How Does SAS Information Map Studio Work?

Before you create an information map, make sure that you analyze the information needs of your organization. Those needs become the requirements for your information map.

The first step in creating an information map is adding the data sources, which are references to one or more tables or a single cube (you cannot use both tables and cubes in the same information map). Using the data sources, you can create data items and filters for the information map.

After the information map is created, you can test it in SAS Information Map Studio to ensure that it generates the queries that you expect. The information map can then be saved and used in select SAS software products (see What Software Products Use SAS Information Maps?). These products use the information map to query the data that is stored in the referenced tables or cube. The resulting set of data can be displayed to your end user in different ways (for example, as a report, a graph, or a data table).