Using SAS Management Console to Administer SAS 9

Classroom duration: 1.5 days Live Web duration: 3 half-day sessions CEU: 0.9

This course is designed for those who need to administer their SAS 9 environment using SAS Management Console.

Learn how to

set up SAS Management Console to interact with your metadata server(s)
use plug-ins to administer metadata and servers: Metadata Manager, Server Manager, User Manager, Data Library Manager, BI Manager, and Authorization Manager.

Who should attend

Anyone tasked with administering SAS, in particular, SAS metadata

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should

read SAS Intelligence Platform: Overview (.pdf)
attend Technical Overview of the SAS Intelligence Platform Architecture

Course Contents

Introduction to the SAS Intelligence Platform

SAS Business Intelligence overview
introduction to the Orion Star data
introduction to the Orion Star personas and case study
introduction to SAS Management Console

Overview of SAS Management Console

introduction to SAS Management Console
how the SAS Management Console works
introduction to SAS Management Console Plug-Ins
working with the user interface

Metadata Manager Plug-In

introduction to the Metadata Manager plug-in
managing metadata servers
managing metadata repositories

Server Manager Plug-In

introduction to the Server Manager plug-in
managing server metadata

User Manager Plug-In

introduction to the User Manager plug-in
managing users
managing groups

Data Library Manager Plug-In

introduction to the Data Library Manager plug-in
managing SAS libraries and tables
managing database libraries and tables

BI Manager Plug-In

introduction to the BI Manager plug-in
exploring the BI Manager plug-in
managing stored process metadata
managing report metadata
promoting metadata objects

Authorization Manager Plug-In

introduction to the Authorization Manager plug-in
introduction to metadata authorization
managing access controls

Software Addressed

This course addresses the following software product(s): SAS Intelligence Platform. This course addresses SAS Business Intelligence Server, SAS Data Integration Server, and SAS Intelligence Storage.

Classroom Course Materials

Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.

Live Web Course Materials

Students attend Live Web classes using a Web browser and a telephone and interact with their instructor and fellow classmates in real time. Each student receives an e-mail with instructions on how to join the class three business days before the class begins. The instructions e-mail includes a link to download the course materials, including the exercise files. Students need to download and print the course materials prior to class.

System Requirements

For Live Web, you must

review and follow the general system requirements.
complete the course exercises through our virtual lab. The virtual lab allows you to access the software used in class over the Internet, so that you do not need this software on your local machine.
run this test to connect to a virtual lab session. If firewall problems prevent you from connecting to the virtual lab, then you will not be able to participate in the course exercises. Using your organization's BI environment is not an option for completing the course exercises.

U.S. Schedule

22SEP2008 Live Web,

12NOV2008 Live Web,

Check for additional and updated schedule information online at support.sas.com/courses/pamc.html.

Registration

To register for this course in the US, call 800-333-7660 or visit support.sas.com/training. This course is also available for on-site training, or you can create a custom course by combining material from several courses. For more details, contact SAS Education in Cary, NC at 919-531-7321 or send e-mail to training@sas.com.