Web and desktop reporting

SAS Enterprise BI Server enables novice or casual business users to quickly create basic queries and reports. Users can view reports in a self-service manner while IT maintains control of the underlying data and security. Data is presented in terms business users understand so nontechnical users can search and choose the information they need. As needs evolve, more sophisticated layout and query capabilities are available.

• Empower business users with self-service access to query and reporting capabilities.
• Improve the business value of IT and eliminate the risk of inconsistent analysis and reporting results.
• Minimize training and support costs.

Features

• Role-based, interactive interfaces for report building and distribution.
• Intuitive report wizard guides novice report authors through report creation.
• Data is presented in business terms so nontechnical users can choose the information they need.
• Select predefined filters, set groups and sorting, override default formatting.
• Define report layout: add tables, graphs, table of contents, footers and headers.
• Use data from multiple sources and define custom calculations and filter combinations.
• Perform OLAP-specific interactions such as drilling and expanding tables and graphs, pivoting crosstab dimensions and switching dimensions and measures.
• Perform relational data exploration such as rotating, filtering, reorganizing, sorting and exporting data to various target formats.
• Integrate SAS analytic results into a single report.
• Create more comprehensive reports with powerful layout capabilities for experienced report authors and specialized reports.
• Choose from a gallery of common predefined layouts and custom templates for a quick start, or begin from a blank page and add tables, graphs and text manually. 
• Define multiple report sections with data from multiple sources.
• Precisely position and size graphs, tables, text, images, etc., with advanced layout and formatting capabilities. 
• Use dynamic text insertion to show information such as report creation date and prompt values as appropriate.
• Add hypertext links on text, images, tables, graphs and group breaks. 
• Add links to other reports or Web pages.
• Use conditional highlighting to define exceptions. 
• Print reports using familiar settings such as margins, page orientation, paper size, etc.
• Print reports to PDF or export data, formatted tables and graphs to Excel.
• Organize reports in hierarchical folders for easy navigation and consumption.
• Manage report updates in the most flexible way.
• Share reports with large and diverse audiences through report bursting capabilities.
• Save predefined reports and information with report archiving.

For a complete list of key benefits and features, refer to the SAS Web Report Studio fact sheet .