ABSTRACT

Find out how to provide the vital link between critical data and Business reporting. Learn to develop, deploy and administer analytic reports from Web Report Studio. From creating information maps off of cubes, tables, and relational tables to applying row level security on reports, this tutorial will demonstrate how to deploy customized BI reports in an efficient and effective manner.

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this paper is to provide examples of functionality from within SAS^® Information Map Studio and SAS^® Web Report Studio in a manner that is easy to follow and replicate. The examples are based off of the SASHELP.SHOES data set that is distributed with SAS^® 9.

SAS^® Information Map Studio enables its users to apply the business logic and business terms to data whose fields, calculations, and naming conventions tend to be more IT centric. This tool can serve as the single place that business rules are applied and made available to business users throughout the enterprise.

SAS^® Web Report Studio is a web based ad hoc reporting application that utilizes the business logic contained within Information Maps that are created in SAS^® Information Map Studio. Reports developed in SAS^® Web Report Studio are easily customizable and can utilize report level or data level (row based) security.

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