Many sites prepare
data sources to be used by business analysts. This information can come from data sources such
as data warehouses and transactional systems. A data administrator enables access
by registering the tables and
libraries in SAS
metadata. A data administrator might use additional SAS products to provide advanced data
governance, data quality, and data management support.
SAS/ACCESS engines can be used to access data in operational systems, transactional systems, or data
warehouses. SAS offers a variety of
SAS/ACCESS engines for accessing data from operational systems. These engines must be
licensed and configured at your site to connect to the data. After a connection is set up,
you can use SAS Management Console and SAS Visual Analytics Administrator for registering
the libraries and tables from these data sources.
Note: When you import data, a SAS
LASR Analytic Server does not maintain pre-existing sort orders. You
must re-sort the data after you import it.