About This Book

Audience

The features of SAS Visual Analytics are designed for the following users:

Persons needing to explore data in support of ad hoc business questions.
Persons responsible for designing and creating reports for their enterprise.
Persons responsible for analyzing report data and making decisions based on that data.

Persons responsible for managing SAS servers and managing the SAS Visual Analytics environment should refer to SAS Visual Analytics: Administration Guide.

The content of this document is also applicable to other SAS solutions that integrate with and use SAS Visual Analytics features.

Prerequisites

Here are the prerequisites for using SAS Visual Analytics:

A user ID and password for logging on to SAS Visual Analytics.
A supported web browser installed on your desktop client.
A supported version of the Adobe Flash player installed on your desktop client.
Access to data sources that can be used to obtain data for exploration or reports.

If you have questions about whether you are ready to use SAS Visual Analytics, contact your system administrator.

Documentation Conventions

This book uses short forms of the following phrases where the meaning is clear from context:

Long Form	Short Form	Nickname1
SAS Visual Analytics Administrator	the administrator	Administrator
SAS Visual Analytics Explorer	the explorer	Data Explorer
SAS Visual Analytics Designer	the designer	Report Designer
SAS Visual Analytics Graph Builder	the graph builder	Custom Graph Builder
SAS Visual Analytics Viewer	the viewer	Report Viewer
SAS Visual Data Builder	the data builder	Data Preparation
1Application nicknames are used on the home page, in the banner, and in the right pane.