Web Parts are an integrated
set of controls that enable you to provide customized, dynamic content
on your website. By using the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Server,
you can add SAS content directly to your website.
When you open a web
page that contains SAS content, one of the following scenarios occurs:
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The SAS Content Viewer Web Part
displays an up-to-date report or prompts you to specify values for
the report. Prompts are often used in stored processes because prompts
enable the site visitor to select what content to include in the report.
For example, a sales manager in the East can generate a report of
sales data for the East region, and a sales manager in the South can
generate a report of sales data for the South region.
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The SAS Central Web Part enables
you to access reports that were created using SAS Visual Analytics.
When you use a SAS Web Part, caching is performed by SAS rather than Microsoft SharePoint.
SharePoint determines whether you have permission to open a given site or page. The
user name that you used in Microsoft SharePoint is passed to SAS. The
SAS Metadata Server uses that user name for security and permission checks. If SAS cannot authenticate
you, then you can view the SharePoint site, but you cannot view the SAS content.