What's New in SAS Web Report Studio 4.31

Overview

New and enhanced features in SAS Web Report Studio include the following:

enhanced graph features
new report capabilities
enhanced productivity for users
improved report administration
enhanced printing capabilities

Note: The new features and enhancements in SAS Web Report Studio 4.3 and 4.31 are the same. The difference is that SAS Web Report Studio 4.3 runs on SAS 9.2, and SAS Web Report Studio 4.31 runs on SAS 9.3. For the latest information about SAS Web Report Studio, see http://support.sas.com/software/products/wrs.

Enhanced Graph Features

The following enhancements were made to graphs:

A bubble plot has been added. This new graph type is a variation of a scatter plot in which the markers are replaced with bubbles.
Skins are available for graphs, so that you can change the appearance.
You can control the size of the other slice in a pie chart.
You can drag and drop a second measure for a bar-line chart or a scatter plot.

New Report Capabilities

The following new capabilities are available for reports:

For prompts, a default value is no longer required.
Measure filters and rankings are now allowed on some synchronized objects.
You can add row numbers to list tables using the Properties dialog box.
Count distinct, which is a function that returns the number of distinct values for a specified column, is available in crosstabulation tables.
The layout for the report header and footer has improved.

Enhanced Productivity for Users

The following productivity enhancements are available:

You can copy report sections.
Authorized users can open cubes and tables directly.
You can now insert rows and columns between existing rows and columns in the layout grid using the vertical toolbar.
Information map data item name changes are propagated automatically.
The state of the left pane (either hidden or displayed) is saved between sessions.
A new find option is available for multidimensional crosstabulation tables.
You can now select multiple publication channels when you schedule a report.

Improved Report Administration

The following improvements have been made to report administration:

Multiple schedules for a single report can be made by multiple users.
Authorized users can update reports where referenced data items have been removed from an information map.
You can pass hidden data items to a destination report for relational data.
You can link a report to another SAS application that is passing parameters.

Enhanced Printing Capabilities

The following enhancements were made for printing:

You can now specify that you want to print to the A3 paper size.
Comments can be appended to printed report content.