SAS Web Report
Studio enables you to create, view, and organize reports. You can
use SAS Web Report Studio for the following tasks:
Beginning with a simple
and intuitive view of your data provided by SAS Information Maps (created
in SAS Information Map Studio), you can create reports based on either
relational or multidimensional data sources. Advanced users can access
tables and cubes directly, without the need for information maps.
You can use the Report
Wizard to quickly create simple reports, or you can use Edit mode
to create sophisticated reports that have multiple data sources, each
of which can be filtered. These reports can include various combinations
of list tables, crosstabulation tables, graphs, images, and text.
Using Edit mode, you can adjust the style to change colors and fonts.
You can also insert stored processes, created by business analysts
who are proficient in SAS, that contain instructions for calculating
analytical results. The stored process results can be rendered as
part of a report or as a complete report.
Additional layout and
query capabilities are available for advanced users. These users can
incorporate custom calculations and complex filter combinations, multiple
queries, prompts, and SAS analytical results into a single document.
In addition, advanced users can use headers, footers, images, and
text to incorporate corporate standards, confidentiality messages,
and hyperlinks into reports. Advanced users can also access tables
and cubes directly.
Viewing and working with reports
While viewing reports,
you can filter, sort, and rank the data that is shown in list tables,
crosstabulation tables, and graphs. With multidimensional data, you
can drill down on data in crosstabulation tables and graphs, and drill
through to the underlying data.
You can create folders
and subfolders for organizing your reports. Information consumers
can use keywords to find the reports that they need. Reports can be
shared with others or kept private. You can schedule reports to run
at specified times and distribute them via e-mail, either as PDF attachments
or as embedded HTML files. You can also publish reports to one or
more publication channels.
Printing and exporting reports
You can preview a report
in PDF and print the report, or save and e-mail it later. You have
control over many printing options, including page orientation and
page range. You can also export data as a spreadsheet and export graphs
as images. You can also export data for list tables, crosstabulation
tables, and graphs. The output can be viewed in Microsoft Excel or
Microsoft Word.
For more information,
see the SAS Web Report Studio Help and the
SAS Web Report
Studio: User's Guide, which are available from within
the product. For information about administrative tasks associated
with SAS Web Report Studio, see the
SAS Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide.