This course describes advanced features of data preparation, analytics, and report creation in SAS Visual Analytics.

This course can help prepare you for the following certification exam(s): SAS Certified Specialist: Visual Business Analytics.

Learn how to use SAS Visual Analytics for SAS9 to

• Organize content in SAS Home.
• Restructure data for analytics (geographic analysis, forecasting, network analysis, path analysis, text analytics) using SAS Visual Data Builder.
• Perform advanced analyses (geographic analysis, forecasting, network analysis, path analysis, text analytics) using SAS Report Builder.
• Create advanced data items using SAS Report Builder.
• Create advanced filters using SAS Report Builder.
• Create advanced interactive reports with parameters using SAS Report Builder.

Who should attend

Business analysts who need to use advanced functionality provided by SAS Visual Analytics

Formats available	Standard Duration
Classroom:	2 days
Live Web Classroom:	4 half-day session(s)	System Requirements
e-Learning:	14 hours/180 day license	System Requirements

This course builds on the knowledge gained by attending the SAS® Visual Analytics 1 for SAS®9: Basics course.

This course addresses SAS Visual Analytics software.

SAS Visual Analytics Overview

• Overview of SAS Visual Analytics.
• Organizing content in SAS Home.

Restructuring Data for Geographic Mapping

• Introduction to SAS Visual Data Builder.
• Restructuring data.
• Analyzing geographic information.

Restructuring Data for Forecasting

• Restructuring data.
• Forecasting.

Performing Network Analysis

• Restructuring data for network analysis.
• Creating a network analysis object.

Performing Path Analysis

Performing Text Analytics

Creating Advanced Data Items

• Creating calculated items.
• Creating aggregated measures.

Creating Advanced Filters

• Creating advanced filters.
• Creating advanced interactive filters.

Using Parameters to Create Advanced Reports

• Using numeric parameters.
• Using character parameters.
• Using date parameters.