What is SAS Visual Investigator?
SAS Visual Investigator is an investigation management and intelligence analysis solution built on SAS Viya. It helps organizations detect fraud, investigate threats, analyze networks and manage investigative workflows using AI-assisted analytics, entity resolution, alert triage and case management tools.
SAS Visual Investigator capabilities in action
See how SAS Visual Investigator helps investigators triage alerts, analyze relationships, manage cases, use AI assistance and access investigation data in the field.
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Triage alerts with confidence
Triage and investigate prioritized alerts to determine the best course of action based on the available data. Alerts triggered by detection scenarios are organized by domain, strategy and queue, helping investigators quickly understand what needs attention and take action with confidence.
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Explore data & uncover relationships
Bring search, visualizations and network exploration together in one interface. With access to multiple searchable data sources and built-in analytics, investigators can surface key relationships and items of interest through network charts, map views and other visualizations, helping them make more informed decisions faster
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Advance cases with configurable workflows
Design investigation and case workflows that match your organization's processes, including routing, escalation and task assignment. Configurable workflows help ensure the right work reaches the right people so investigations can move efficiently from alert to resolution.
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Accelerate investigations with AI assistance
SAS Viya Copilot for SAS Visual Investigator helps investigative teams work faster with natural-language search, visual evidence interpretation and case summarization. Investigators can also quickly find answers to product documentation questions, helping them stay focused on high-priority work. Explore the SAS Viya Copilot for SAS Visual Investigator documentation for details.
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Empower field personnel with mobile access
SAS Mobile Investigator extends SAS Visual Investigator capabilities to mobile devices, helping field personnel manage cases and access critical information while in the field. With GPS location services and device cameras, investigators can capture, update and act on case information directly from the field.
Key features
Search & discovery
Search across configured data using free-text, field-based, relationship or geospatial queries. Refine results with filters and facets, or use the query builder to construct and save advanced searches without writing query syntax.
Alert, event & scenario management
Generate alerts through scenarios, business rules and APIs, then prioritize and route them to queues for triage, investigation and disposition. Track alert activity in the audit log to support compliance reporting.
AI-assisted investigation workflows
Use SAS Viya Copilot for natural-language search, AI-generated summaries and AI-assisted investigation analysis to help investigators work more efficiently.
Entity resolution & network analytics
Visualize and refine entity relationships with entity resolution and network analytics. Expand links and analyze centrality metrics such as closeness, betweenness and influence, with time filtering to examine relationships over time.
Case management
Monitor workflows, tasks and case progression in one place. View task status within the broader workflow and generate reports on user activity, assignments and case disposition history.
Investigative workspaces
Combine search, timelines, maps and network views in investigative workspaces to analyze relationships and patterns. Save and return to workspaces to continue investigations or document findings.
Administration & configuration
Customize SAS Visual Investigator with an open data model and drag-and-drop Page Builder. Configure object types, workflows, screens and toolbars without coding.
Mobile investigation capabilities
Extend investigative workflows to mobile devices with SAS Mobile Investigator. Access tasks, search data, and create or edit content from mobile devices, with GPS and camera integration for capturing field data. Administer mobile templates, properties and contexts through the SAS Visual Investigator administration interface.
Cloud-native architecture
Deploy SAS Visual Investigator on SAS Viya's cloud-native, container-based architecture in public or private cloud environments.
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SAS Visual Investigator frequently asked questions
What is SAS Visual Investigator
SAS Visual Investigator is an AI-powered investigation management and intelligence analysis solution that helps organizations detect suspicious activity, analyze relationships, manage investigative workflows and accelerate investigations.
What is investigation management software?
Investigation management software helps organizations collect, analyze, manage and document information related to investigations, alerts, cases and suspicious activity.
How does SAS Visual Investigator use AI?
SAS Visual Investigator uses AI-assisted capabilities from SAS Viya Copilot to support natural-language search, investigation summaries, visual evidence interpretation and alert prioritization. Learn more about AI-assisted investigation capabilities in the SAS Viya Copilot for SAS Visual Investigator documentation.
What is entity resolution?
Entity resolution identifies and connects records that refer to the same person, organization, device or object across multiple data sources.
What is SAS Visual Investigator used for?
Organizations use SAS Visual Investigator for fraud investigations, financial crime detection, anti-money laundering (AML), law enforcement intelligence, public safety, compliance investigations and security operations.