About This Book

Audience

This book covers the basics of how to explore data and build reports using SAS Visual Analytics. The emphasis is on introductory instructions, how-to hints, and quick reference information.

Requirements

Prerequisites

If you choose to perform the tasks in this book, you need the following software, information, and privileges:
  • a link to a working deployment of SAS Visual Analytics 6.1
  • a supported web browser (for example, Firefox 3.6 or Internet Explorer 9)
  • a supported version of the Adobe Flash Player (11.1 or newer)
  • an account that can log on to the working deployment
  • the ReadMetadata and Read permissions for at least one LASR table (without the necessary permissions, you cannot select a data source or access data)
  • data exploration and reporting capabilities (without the necessary capabilities, you cannot see certain user interface elements)

System Requirements

Detailed system requirements, including support for additional web browsers, are available on the SAS support site.