• Contents
  • About
  • What’s New in SAS Visual Analytics 6.4
  • Accessibility
  • 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?
      • SAS Visual Analytics User Community
      • Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Capabilities
      • Accessing SAS Visual Analytics
      • About the Availability of Menus and Menu Selections in SAS Visual Analytics
    • Overview of the SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
      • Your First Look at the SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
      • Manage Content on the Home Page
      • Manage Collections on the Home Page
      • Working with the Right Pane on the Home Page
      • Discover Details Using the Object Inspector on the Home Page
      • Add Comments to Objects on the Home Page
      • Specifying Your Preferences
    • Searching from the SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
      • About Searching from the Home Page
      • Refining Your Search Results
  • Accessing Data
    • Overview of Data Flow in SAS Visual Analytics
      • Data Flow in SAS Visual Analytics
      • Self-Service Data Access
      • Managed Data Access
      • After a SAS LASR Analytic Server Restart
      • Requirements for Importing Data
    • Importing Local Data Files
      • Import a Local Data File
      • Limitations and Restrictions for Importing Local Data Files
      • Usage Notes
    • Importing Data from Servers
      • Import a SAS Data Set on a Server
      • Import a Database Table
      • Database Connection Tips
      • Import Tweets from Twitter
  • Preparing Data
    • Overview of SAS Visual Data Builder
      • What Is SAS Visual Data Builder?
      • Your First Look at the Data Builder
      • Import Data
      • About Managed Access to DBMS Data
      • Work with User-Defined Formats
    • Specifying Preferences for SAS Visual Data Builder
      • Specifying Global and General Preferences
      • Specifying Your Preferences for the Data Builder
    • Creating Data Queries
      • What Is a Data Query?
      • About Creating Data Queries
      • Save Your Data Query
      • Save a Data Query as a New Data Query
      • Use the Design Tab
      • Adding a Data Source
      • Specify Properties for a Data Query
    • Working with Tables in Data Queries
      • Source Tables
      • Specify Properties for a Source Table
      • Output Tables
      • Staging Tables
      • Output and Staging Table Interactions
      • Create SQL Query Views
    • Working with Columns in Data Queries
      • Adding Columns to a Data Query
      • Remove Columns
      • Specify a Column Expression
      • Specify Aggregations
      • Remove All Aggregations
      • Use Group By Variables
      • Use the Auto-Aggregate Functions
      • Use the Pivot By Feature
    • Working with Filters in Data Queries
      • About Filtering Data
      • Specify a WHERE Clause
      • Specify a HAVING Clause
      • Best Practices for Filters
    • Working with Joins in Data Queries
      • About Joins
      • How Does the Automatic Join Feature Work?
      • Adding a Join
      • Example: Joins with a Junction Table
      • Remove a Join
      • Manage Joins in a Data Query
      • Best Practices for Managing Joins
    • Creating LASR Star Schemas
      • What Is a LASR Star Schema?
      • Create a LASR Star Schema
      • How Are Tables Used?
    • Working with SAS LASR Analytic Server
      • Understanding Co-Located Data
      • Predefined Libraries
      • Using SAS Data in HDFS Libraries
      • Using SAS LASR Analytic Server Libraries
      • Partition Tables
      • Load a Table (As Is) to SAS LASR Analytic Server
      • Save an In-Memory Table to HDFS
      • Appending In-Memory Tables
      • Monitor Memory Usage
    • Importing SAS Information Maps
      • About SAS Information Maps
      • Import a SAS Information Map
      • Limitations and Restrictions
    • Supporting Text Analysis
      • Features Overview
      • Load a Stop List
      • Add a Unique Numeric Key to a Table
    • Customizing Code
      • Use the Code Tab
      • Preprocess and Postprocess Code
      • Considerations for Manually Editing Code
    • Scheduling
      • About Scheduling Data Queries
      • Creating Events
      • Export Data 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?
      • The Welcome Window
      • Your First Look at the Explorer
    • Specifying Preferences for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
      • Specifying Global Preferences
      • Specifying Your Preferences for the Explorer
    • Managing Explorations
      • What Is an Exploration?
      • Create a New Exploration
      • Save Your Exploration
      • Delete Explorations
    • 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
      • Creating Derived Items
      • Editing a Calculated, Aggregated, or Derived Data Item
      • Delete a Calculated, Aggregated, or Derived Data Item
      • Duplicate a Data Item
      • Defining a Geography Data Item
      • Define Data Items for Text Analytics
    • Working with Visualizations
      • Overview of Visualizations
      • Working with Visualizations
      • Control Visualization Data Updates
      • Manage Visualization Comments
      • Managing Visualization Data Roles
      • Work with Filters
      • Ranking Data
      • Manage Visualization Axes
      • Working with Visualization Data Ranges and Color Gradients
      • Working with Data Brushing
      • Working with Automatic Charts
      • Working with Tables
      • Working with Crosstabs
      • Working with Bar Charts
      • Working with Line Charts
      • Working with Scatter Plots
      • Working with Bubble Plots
      • Working with Network Diagrams
      • 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 Word Clouds
    • Working with Filters
      • About Filters in SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
      • Managing Your Filters
      • Working with Basic Filters
      • Working with Advanced Filters
      • Working with Data Source Filters
      • Editing a Filter Expression
    • 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
      • What Is a Hierarchy?
      • Create a New Hierarchy
      • Derive a Hierarchy from a Date, Time, or Datetime Data Item
      • Create a Hierarchy from a 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
    • Sharing Comments in the Explorer
      • Sharing Comments in the Explorer
  • Designing Reports
    • Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Designer
      • About the SAS Visual Analytics Designer
      • Your First Look at the Designer
      • Understanding the Tabs in the Designer
      • About the Canvas in the Designer
      • Specifying Your Preferences for the Designer
      • About Report Themes
    • Creating and Working with Reports
      • About Reports
      • Create a New Report
      • Choose a Report View
      • Choose a Report Layout
      • View Report Properties
      • Change a Report’s Name or Title
      • Base a New Report on Report Objects Imported from One or More Existing Reports
      • Open a Report
      • Refresh a Report
      • E-mail a Report
      • Print a Report
      • Add Comments to a Report
      • Delete a Report
    • Using Report Objects
      • About Report Objects
      • Insert a Report Object into a Report
      • Show or Hide Report Objects in the Objects Tab
      • Using Tables to Display Results
      • Using Graphs to Display Results
      • Using Gauges to Display Results
      • Using Controls to Display Results
      • Using Container Object Types in Reports
      • Using Other Object Types in Reports
      • Using Custom Graphs to Display Results
      • Duplicate a Report Object
      • Working with Alerts for Report Objects
    • Working with Data in SAS Visual Analytics Designer
      • Overview of Data Sources and Data Items
      • Working with Data Sources in Reports
      • Working with Hierarchies in a Report
      • Working with Data Items in a Report
      • Working with Geography Data Items
      • Working with Calculated Items in Reports
      • Working with Data Role Assignments
      • Sorting Data in Reports
      • Exporting Data from Report Objects
      • Cancel a Slow-Running Query for a Report Object
    • Working with Display Rules for Reports
      • Overview of Display Rules
      • Add Report-Level Display Rules
      • Adding Table-Level Display Rules
      • Adding Graph-Level Display Rules
      • Add Display Rules to a Gauge
    • Working with Report Filters
      • About Report Filters
      • Working with Basic Report Filters
      • Working with Advanced Report Filters
      • Working with Data Source Filters in a Report
    • Working with Interactions
      • Overview of Interactions
      • Creating an Interaction
      • Delete an Interaction
    • Working with Report Links
      • Overview of Linking
      • Creating Links
      • Edit a Link
      • Delete a Link
      • Example: How Linking and Interactions Work Together
    • Ranking Values in Reports
      • Overview of Ranking in Reports
      • Add a New Rank
      • Delete a Rank
    • Maintaining Multi-Section Reports
      • Overview of Report Sections
      • Add a Section to a Report
      • Reorder Report Sections
      • Rename a Report Section
      • Duplicate a Report Section
      • Move or Drag a Report Object to Another Section
      • Delete a Report Section
  • Creating Custom Graph Objects
    • Creating Custom Graph Objects
      • About the Graph Builder
      • Build a Custom Graph Object
      • Working with Roles
      • Adding a Graph Element to an Existing Graph Object
      • Incompatible Graph Elements
      • Creating a Data-Driven Lattice
      • Saving a Custom Graph Object So It Appears in the Designer
    • Modifying Custom Graph Objects
      • Change a Custom Graph That Has Been Saved
      • Select Components and Elements of a Graph Object
      • Change the Order of Graph Elements in a Cell
      • Remove a Graph Element
      • Working with User-Defined Lattices
      • Working with Properties
      • Sharing Data Roles
    • Graph Builder Examples
      • Example: Data-Driven Lattice
      • Example: User-Defined Lattice (Butterfly Chart)
  • Viewing Reports
    • Viewing Reports on a Mobile Device
      • Open 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
      • Open a Report in the Viewer
      • View Report Object Information
      • Add Comments to a Report in the Viewer
      • Interacting with Reports in the Viewer
      • Subscribe and Unsubscribe to Alerts
      • About Guest Access in the Viewer
      • Specifying Your Preferences for the Viewer
  • Appendix
    • Gallery of Report Objects
      • Tables
      • Graphs, Charts, and Plots
      • Geo Maps
      • Gauges
      • Controls
    • Editing a Data Expression in Text Mode
    • Operators for Data Expressions
      • Overview of Operators for Data Expressions
      • Numeric (Simple) Operators
      • Comparison Operators
      • Boolean Operators
      • Numeric (Advanced) Operators
      • Date and Time Operators
      • Aggregated Operators
      • Periodic Operators
      • Text (Simple) Operators
      • Text (Advanced) Operators
      • Calculating Compound Annual Growth Rate
    • Conditions for Filters
    • Data Limits
      • Data Limits for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
      • High-Cardinality Thresholds for Report Objects
    • Repairing Reports
    • Using URL Parameters to View a Report
  • Glossary


ProductRelease
SAS Visual Analytics Hub Help and Documentation6.4_M1
6.4
6.3
6.2_M1
6.2
6.1
SAS Visual Data Builder Help and Documentation6.4_M1
6.4
6.3
6.2_M1
6.2
6.1
SAS Visual Analytics Designer Help and Documentation6.4_M1
6.4
6.3
6.2_M1
6.2
6.1
SAS Visual Analytics Graph Builder Help and Documentation6.3
SAS Visual Analytics Report Viewer Help and Documentation6.4_M1
6.4
6.3
6.2_M1
6.2
6.1
SAS Visual Analytics Explorer Help and Documentation6.4_M1
6.4
6.3
6.2_M1
6.2
6.1
SAS Visual Analytics6.4
6.3
6.2
6.1
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
March 2014
Last Updated
23May2014