Introduction to SAS Business Intelligence Applications for Reporting and Analysis

Duration: 1.0 day

This course provides a hands-on overview of the SAS 9 Intelligence Platform and the specific applications that are used to create reports and analyses using SAS desktop and Web applications. It does not cover SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS OLAP Cube Studio, and the SAS Information Delivery Portal.

Learn how to

access data in Microsoft Excel and create reports and analyses in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
build reports from a Web browser
access data, create reports and analyses, and turn those results into stored processes using SAS Enterprise Guide
build business views of enterprise data
understand the basics of the system administrator functions using SAS Management Console.

Who should attend: Business users

Prerequisites

No SAS experience or programming experience is required, although you should

have some computer experience. Specifically, you should be able to log on and off a computer and use a keyboard or mouse.
have some experience using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Specifically, you should be able to open and save documents, use the menus and toolbars to accomplish tasks, and navigate Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
know how to use a Web browser to access information.

To help you prepare for class, please view the SAS Business Intelligence Overview.

Course Contents

Introduction to the Course Scenario and SAS Intelligence Platform

Orion Star sports & outdoors
SAS Intelligence Platform
Orion Star personas and course data

Using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office

overview of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
accessing data with the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
analyzing information with the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office to access reports

Using SAS Web Report Studio

overview of SAS Web Report Studio
using SAS Web Report Studio

SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Stored Processes

introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide
using SAS Enterprise Guide
introduction to SAS Stored Processes
creating stored processes with SAS Enterprise Guide

Using SAS Information Map Studio

overview of SAS Information Map Studio
using SAS Information Map Studio

Overview of the SAS Management Console

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

Appendix: Manually Creating SAS Stored Processes

manually creating SAS Stored Processes

Appendix: SAS Intelligence Platform Training

SAS Intelligence Platform training

Software Addressed

This course addresses the following software product(s): SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Information Map Studio, SAS Intelligence Platform, SAS Management Console.

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