Using SAS Visual Analytics Designer (the designer), you can
rank the data in a report object to show the top (greatest) value or bottom (least) value
for a category that is based on a measure. For a list table, you can also rank across
a set of categories for the top value or bottom value in the set. A rank filters the
values of a category based on the
aggregated measure by the top or bottom of the values. A rank greatly reduces the visible categories
to make it easier to focus on the top value or bottom value that interests a user.
For example, you might create a rank of the top 10 countries by frequency to select
the 10 countries that are most represented
in your report. As another example, you might create a rank of the top 10 countries
by population to select the 10 countries with the greatest populations.
Note: Rank descriptions are displayed
for report objects that are imported from SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
(the explorer) and that use on-demand data. You cannot edit or delete
the ranks for imported objects.