Using SAS Web Report Studio for Thin-Client Reporting

Audience

This Level I course is intended for anyone with little or no experience in other reporting tools or database technology. This course requires the SAS 9 Intelligence Platform.

Duration

1 day

Description

This course provides an overview of SAS Web Report Studio. SAS Web Report Studio enables non-technical business users to find, interact with, create, and share reports based on corporate data. You learn how to navigate the SAS Web Report Studio interface and how to build simple and complex reports that surface information from tables, OLAP cubes, and SAS Stored Processes.

Prerequisite Skills

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
• use a keyboard or mouse
• use a Web browser to access information.

SAS Modules Used

This course addresses the following software product(s): SAS Information Delivery Portal, SAS Intelligence Platform, SAS Management Console, SAS Web Report Studio, SAS Enterprise BI Server.

Course Topics

Introduction to the SAS Intelligence Platform and Case Study

• SAS Business Intelligence Overview
• Overview of the Case Study Scenario
• Business Intelligence Information Consumers

Introduction to SAS Web Report Studio

• What Is SAS Web Report Studio?
• Business Reporting Concepts
• Exploring the SAS Web Report Studio Interface

Creating Basic Reports

• Building a Quick Report
• Using the Report Wizard
• What Is the Edit Report View?

Creating Reports Using Edit Report View

• Understanding Report Objects
• Using the Sections of Edit Report View
• Using a Multidimensional Data Source
• Populating a Report Section from a stored process

Interacting with Existing Reports

• Managing Existing Reports
• Viewing Existing Reports

SAS Reports and SAS Information Delivery Portal

• Overview of SAS Information Delivery Portal
• Accessing Reports in SAS Information Delivery Portal

Appendix: Administrative Topics

• Registering a stored process for use in SAS Web Report Studio
• Registering banner images for use in SAS Web Report Studio
• Registering images for use in SAS Web Report Studio