Viewing Channel Content

The portal provides an easy method for you to view archived content that is published through SAS publication channels, as well as syndicated content that is published by information providers.

To view content published through a channel:

1. From the navigation column, select the window that contains a list of your subscriptions or a list of available channels. (If your portal does not include the necessary window, you can add it. For details, see Personalizing Your Desktop.)
   
   
2. Find the desired channel in a list. Channels are signified by the icon.
   
   
3. Click to expand the channel into a list of available content items, as shown in the following example:
   
   
4. From the expanded list, click the content item that you want to view.
   
   
5. If the content item is a Web link, your browser will access the appropriate URL and display the content in a separate window.

   If the content item is a SAS package, the Portal Package Viewer will be displayed in a separate window. In the viewer's navigation area, click the desired content item. For more information about the package viewer, see Viewing Packages.

6. When you finish viewing the content item, click to close the package viewer or the browser window.
   
   
7. You can also take the following actions:
   
   
   • Click to refresh the content of a publication channel with the most up-to-date information.
     
     
   • Click to collapse the list of content items.
     
     
   • On a list of available channels, click to subscribe to a channel to which you are not already subscribed. The channel will be added to the appropriate subscription list on your portal.
     
     
   • Click to unsubscribe from a channel. The channel will continue to appear on the list of available channels, but it will no longer appear on your subscription list.
     
     

Note: If you subscribe to a SAS publication channel, you can also receive content through other methods, such as e-mail messages and message queues. For more information, see Managing Your Subscriptions and Managing Your Subscriber Profiles.