SAS Visual Analytics
offers a variety of ways for non-administrative users to bring data
into the SAS Visual Analytics environment, which enables you to work
with your data quickly. The following list summarizes the different
ways:
Import SAS data set on a server
You can direct the SAS Application Server to import a SAS data set that is already
on the server. The import process is optimized and you can import
large files when a SAS
data set is already on the server.
Import a database table
After providing connection information, you can transfer a table from a database to
a SAS LASR Analytic Server. Afterward, you can use the
in-memory table as is for reports and explorations, or you can prepare it for analysis using the
data builder.
Note: Your site must license and
configure the related SAS/ACCESS engine to use this feature.
Import data from Facebook, Google Analytics, or Twitter
After authenticating with Facebook, Google Analytics, or Twitter and providing
search criteria, you can import data into memory on a SAS LASR Analytic Server. You can then use
the unstructured data with the explorer. For example, a typical exploration of Twitter
data can perform
text analysis to look for patterns and trends in the tweets.
Note: Your access to, and use of,
social media data through a social media provider's public APIs is
subject to the social media provider's applicable license terms,
terms of use, and other usage terms and policies.
Tip
The self-service import feature
keeps track of your most recently used values for each import type
to simplify repeated import actions.