Contents
About
What’s New in SAS Visual Analytics 6.2
Accessibility Features of SAS Visual Analytics
About This Book
Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics
About SAS Visual Analytics
What Is SAS Visual Analytics?
Benefits of Using SAS Visual Analytics
How Does SAS Visual Analytics Work?
Accessing SAS Visual Analytics
Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Capabilities
Log On to SAS Visual Analytics
Log Off from SAS Visual Analytics
About the SAS Visual Analytics Interface
Your First Look at the SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
About the Availability of Menus and Menu Selections in SAS Visual Analytics
Specifying Your Preferences
Managing Content on the Home Page
Discovering Details Using the Object Inspector on the Home Page
Managing Collections
Adding Comments to Objects on the Home Page
Searching from the SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
About Searching from the Home Page
Refining Your Search Results
Preparing Data
Overview of SAS Visual Data Builder
What Is SAS Visual Data Builder?
Accessing SAS Visual Data Builder
Your First Look at SAS Visual Data Builder
About Access to DBMS Data
Working with User-Defined Formats
Specifying Preferences for SAS Visual Data Builder
Specifying Global and General Preferences
Specifying Your Preferences for SAS Visual Data Builder
Designing Queries
What Is a Query?
About Designing Queries
Creating a New Query
Saving Your Query
Saving a Query as a New Query
Using the Design Tab
Adding a Data Source to a Query
Removing a Data Source from a Query
Tips for Appending Data
Specifying Properties for a Query
Working with Tables
Source Tables
Specifying Properties for a Source Table
Output Tables
Staging Tables
Output and Staging Table Interactions
Working with Columns
Adding Columns to a Query
Removing Columns
Specifying a Column Expression
Specifying Aggregations
Removing All Aggregations
Using Group By Variables
Using the Auto-Aggregate Functions
Using the Pivot By Feature
Working with Query Filters
About Filtering Data
Specifying a WHERE Clause
Specifying a HAVING Clause
Best Practices for Filters
Working with Joins
About Joins
How Does the Automatic Join Feature Work?
Adding a Join
Removing a Join
Managing Joins in a Query
Best Practices for Managing Joins
Working with SAS LASR Analytic Server
Understanding Co-Located Data
Using SAS Data in HDFS Libraries
Using SAS LASR Analytic Server Libraries
Partitioning Tables
Exploring Results
Loading a Table to SAS LASR Analytic Server
Monitoring Memory Usage
Importing Data
About the Import Data Features
Importing Local Data
Importing Remote Data
Importing SAS Information Maps
About SAS Information Maps
Importing a SAS Information Map
Limitations and Restrictions
Customizing Code
Using the Code Tab
Preprocess and Postprocess Code
Considerations for Manually Editing Code
Scheduling Queries
About Scheduling Queries
Creating Events
Exporting Queries as Jobs
Additional Scheduling Resources
Using the Results Tab
About the Results Tab
Data Pages
Navigate within the Data
Find
Filter and Sort
Export Data
Column Headings
Exploring Data
Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
What Is SAS Visual Analytics Explorer?
Accessing the Explorer
The Welcome Window
Your First Look at the Explorer
Specifying Preferences for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
Specifying Global Preferences
Specify Preferences That Are Specific to SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
Managing Explorations
What Is an Exploration?
Create a New Exploration
Saving Your Exploration
Deleting Explorations
Exploration Comments
Managing Data
Managing Data Properties
Open a Different Data Source as a New Exploration
Change the Data Source for Your Exploration
Refresh Your Data Source
Creating Calculated Data Items
Creating Aggregated Measures
Using Distinct Counts
Using Percentages of Total
Edit a Calculated or Aggregated Data Item
Delete a Calculated or Aggregated Data Item
Duplicate a Data Item
Define a Geography Data Item
Working with Visualizations
Overview of Visualizations
Working with Visualizations
Manage Visualization Comments
Managing Visualization Data Roles
Working with Filters
Ranking Data
Working with Visualization Data Ranges and Color Gradients
Working with Data Brushing
Working with Automatic Charts
Working with Bar Charts
Working with Line Charts
Working with Tables
Working with Crosstabs
Working with Scatter Plots
Working with Bubble Plots
Working with Histograms
Working with Box Plots
Working with Heat Maps
Working with Geo Maps
Working with Treemaps
Working with Correlation Matrices
Working with Decision Trees
Working with Filters
About Filters in SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
Working with Basic Filters
Working with Advanced Filters
Working with Data Source Filters
Exporting Content
Overview of Exporting Content
Export a Visual Exploration as a Report
Export a Visual Exploration as a PDF
Save a Visualization as an Image File
Export Data from a Visualization
E-mail a Visual Exploration as a Link
Managing Hierarchies
Overview of Hierarchies in SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
Create a New Hierarchy
Derive a Hierarchy from a Date, Time, or Datetime Data Item
Create a Hierarchy from a Treemap Visualization
Edit a Hierarchy
Delete a Hierarchy
Performing Data Analysis
Overview of Data Analysis in SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
Add a Fit Line to an Existing Visualization
Add Forecasting to an Existing Visualization
Forecast Measures as a New Visualization
Apply Scenario Analysis to a Forecast
Designing Reports
Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Designer
About the SAS Visual Analytics Designer
Your First Look at the Designer
Open Window
Search Window
Report Themes
Specifying Preferences for SAS Visual Analytics Designer
Specifying Global and General Preferences
Specifying Your Preferences for the Designer
Opening Reports
Opening Reports in the Designer
An Example Report
Creating, Saving, E-Mailing, and Printing Reports
About Reports
Creating a New Report
Specify Report Properties
Choosing a Report Layout
Basing a New Report on Report Objects Imported from One or More Existing Reports
Saving a Report
E-mailing a Report
Printing a Report
Displaying Results Using Report Objects
Using Tables, Graphs, Gauges, Controls, and Other Report Objects
Using Tables to Display Results
Using Graphs to Display Results
Using Gauges to Display Results
Using Controls to Display Results
Using Other Object Types in Reports
Duplicating a Report Object
Adding Comments to Reports
Selecting Data for Reports
Overview of Data Sources and Data Items
Adding a Data Source or Data Sources
Refreshing a Data Source for a Report
Removing a Data Source from a Report
Changing a Data Source in a Report
Working with Data Items in a Report
Working with Hierarchies in a Report
Working with Calculated Data Items in Reports
Viewing Measure Details
Showing or Hiding Data Items
Modifying Data Role Assignments in Report Objects
Removing Data Role Assignments from Report Objects
Sorting Data Items in Reports
How Sorting Can Help with Analysis
Sorting Data in a List Table
Sorting Data in a Crosstab
Sorting Data in a Graph
Working with Display Rules for Reports
Overview of Display Rules
Adding Report-Level Display Rules
Adding Table-Level Display Rules
Adding Graph-Level Display Rules
Adding Display Rules to a Gauge
Working with Report Filters
About Report Filters
Working with Basic Filters for Report Objects
Working with Advanced Filters for Report Objects
Working with Data Item Filters in a Report
Working with Interactions
Overview of Interactions
Creating Interactions
Deleting Interactions
Creating Links
Deleting Links
Ranking Values in Reports
Overview of Ranking in Reports
Adding a New Rank
Deleting a Rank
Maintaining Multi-Section Reports
Overview of Report Sections
Adding a Section to a Report
Renaming a Report Section
Deleting a Section from a Report
Moving or Dragging a Report Object to Another Section
Exporting Data from Report Objects
Overview of Exporting from the Designer
Exporting Data from Report Objects
Viewing Reports
Viewing Reports on a Mobile Device
Opening the App for the First Time
Add a Server Connection for iPad
Add a Server Connection for Android
Viewing Reports in SAS Visual Analytics Viewer
Overview of Viewing Reports in SAS Visual Analytics Viewer
Opening a Report in the Viewer
Viewing Report Object Information
Adding Comments to a Report in the Viewer
Interacting with Reports in the Viewer
Appendix
Operators for Calculated Data Items
Overview of Operators for Calculated Data Items
Numeric (Simple) Operators
Comparison Operators
Boolean Operators
Numeric (Advanced) Operators
Date and Time Operators
Aggregated Operators
Text Operators
Conditions and Operators for Filters
Data Limits
Data Limits for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
High-Cardinality Thresholds for Report Objects
Repairing Reports
Glossary
Product
Release
SAS Visual Analytics
6.2
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
June 2013
Last Updated
26Mar2015