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Zencos consultants have authored several white papers over the past few years.  Several of the papers have won awards at SAS Global Forum, formerly SAS Users Group International (SUGI) and are noted where appropriate.  Click on the links below to read.



Custom Calculations Are a Snap When Using MDX and OLAP
Written by Ben Zenick, Brian Miles   
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:22

ABSTRACT

This paper will address the use of MDX to develop custom calculations in OLAP that aren’t easy to implement or apply in reports based on standard tables. Have you ever attempted to apply if/else logic directly into an OLAP cube that will allow the engine to make certain decisions? Have you had difficulty applying Advanced Time Period Manipulation in an OLAP structure; like Year to Date or Rolling Year to Dates? Can you apply different calculations to a measure based on a certain level in a hierarchy? How can you deliver Non-Additive calculations in OLAP? This paper will address these questions as well as the following information custom options for cube building, using external aggregation tables, advanced MDX topics, and Cube display options.

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Doing More with Less
Written by Ben Zenick   
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:10

ABSTRACT

The face of the nation is changing today more than ever. This change is requiring government organizations to “tighten the belt” even more than they have in the past while maintaining or increasing the level of service to their constituents. In a time where the government work force is aging, talent is difficult to retain, budgets are smaller, and organizations are asked to address a variety of additional issues; more than ever, government is being forced to “Do More with Less.”

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Supporting a SAS Server Architecture
Written by Angela Hall   
Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:07

ABSTRACT

Your organization has purchased a SAS® Solution, which could be for Business Intelligence, Warranty Analysis, Anti Money Laundering or any number of other offerings. Sitting in a server farm the hardware is maintained but you are given the responsibility of managing the SAS solution environment. How do you organize the administration work and keep yourself out of the support game? This paper will provide a framework for planning SAS server administration.

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SAS® Web Report Studio – Hands on Tutorial
Written by Angela Hall   
Thursday, 02 October 2008 14:00

Submitted at NESUG 2008 by Angela Hall, Zencos Consulting, Cary, NC

ABSTRACT

All steps necessary to create a report will be covered in the hands on workshop. First, attendees will be introduced to SAS Information Maps created from SAS Information Map Studio, which are the only data available to utilize within a report. New measures not currently existing within the SAS Information Map will then be created within a particular report. Report formats will be covered, including header and footer generation and layout. Attendees will also learn how to add graphs and tables as well as arrange them on the screen. This class is geared to users with little to no SAS Web Report Studio experience.

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“Development, Test, Production … Oh My!” Making It to the Land of Oz (also known as a satisfied IT Department) Using SAS®9 and Business Processes
Written by Angela Hall, Ben Zenick   
Thursday, 02 October 2008 13:43

INTRODUCTION

Requirements from IT say a Development and Test environment are required; however the business clients bought the SAS v9 product because of its ability to address report requests immediately. Of course, you don’t want to say ‘impossible’ to any party, so how do you accomplish a Development/Test/Production environment and keep everyone satisfied? The short answer is yes, between a mix of business processes and some fancy SAS footwork you can make everyone believe in Oz.

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