This course describes advanced features of data preparation, analytics, and report creation in SAS Visual 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	Duration
Classroom:	2 days
Live Web Classroom:	4 half-day session(s)
e-Learning:	14 hours/180 day license

This course builds on the knowledge gained by attending the SAS Visual Analytics 1 for SAS9: 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.