SAS Platform Administrator Fast Track

Duration: 5.0 days
Course fee: $4,400
EPTO units: 7.5
CEUs: 3

This course is for those who will be involved in administering the servers, users, data, and applications in the SAS Intelligence architecture. This course is appropriate for sites that are planning for an upcoming SAS Intelligence Platform implementation as well as sites that already have the SAS Intelligence Platform installed. This course is for individuals who are comfortable with learning large amounts of information in a short period of time. The Technical Overview of the SAS Intelligence Platform Architecture, Authentication in the SAS 9 Intelligence Platform, Authorization in the SAS 9 Intelligence Platform, Using SAS Management Console to Administer SAS 9, and Accessing Data via the SAS Intelligence Platform courses are available to provide the same type of information in a more detailed approach over a longer period of time.

Learn how to

understand the function of the tiers in the SAS Intelligence Platform
use SAS Management Console to administer metadata
make data available via the SAS Intelligence Platform
determine when to create individual metadata identities and groups
determine when to create new authentication domains and logins
understand the process of authorization
secure Business Intelligence objects.

Who should attend

Anyone tasked with administering SAS, in particular, administering servers, users, groups, data, and security

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should

read SAS Intelligence Platform: Overview (.pdf)
attend the Introduction to SAS Business Intelligence Applications for Reporting and Analysis course.

Course Contents

Introduction to the SAS Intelligence Architecture

components of the SAS Intelligence Platform
purpose of each tier in the SAS Intelligence Platform

Overview of the Platform Architecture

server tier
data tier
Web tier
client tier

Using SAS Management Console

Metadata Manager Plug-In
Server Manager Plug-In
BI Manager Plug-In

Accessing Data

connecting to SAS data
connecting to RDBMS data
using the Metadata LIBNAME engine
pre-assigning libraries

Authentication

initial authentication
identification
additional authentication

Authorization

authorization decision process
securing business intelligence objects
developing a security plan

Software

This course addresses SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Information Delivery Portal, SAS Information Map Studio.

Course Materials

Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes.

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