The portal provides the following main features:
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delivers customized information
securely to users within and outside of your organization
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enables users to access a range
of content, including SAS Information Maps, SAS Stored Processes,
SAS publication channels and packages, SAS reports, documents, syndication
channels, and links to Web addresses
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gives individual users control
over the content and organization of information in their personal
workspace
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provides multiple ways for users
to access information, including subscriptions to publication channels,
search capability, and the ability to add and customize Web pages
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allows sharing of information in
a secure environment via e-mail messages, publication channels, and
posting to a WebDAV repository
Note: WebDAV is an abbreviation for
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning. WebDAV is a set of extensions
to the HTTP protocol that enables users to collaboratively edit and
manage files on remote Web servers.
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provides single sign-on, so users
can launch applications, such as SAS Web Report Studio, from the portal
without the need to re-enter their user name and password
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provides a portlet API for use
in developing Web applications and custom portlets