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Table of Contents
Course Description ..................................................................................................................... vii
Prerequisites .............................................................................................................................. viii
Chapter 1 SAS Visual Analytics ............................................................................ 1-1
1.1 SAS Visual Analytics Overview ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 SAS Visual Analytics Architecture and Technology ...................................................... 1-37
1.3 SAS Visual Analytics Deployments ............................................................................... 1-60
1.4 The Training Environment ............................................................................................. 1-74
Chapter 2 SAS Visual Analytics Administration .................................................. 2-1
2.1 SAS Visual Analytics Users and Groups ......................................................................... 2-3
2.2 SAS Visual Analytics Roles and Capabilities .................................................................. 2-7
2.3 Managing the SAS Visual Analytics Environment ........................................................ 2-18
2.4 Authentication and Authorization .................................................................................. 2-49
2.5 Managing Mobile Devices ............................................................................................. 2-75
Chapter 3 SAS Visual Data Builder ...................................................................... 3-1
3.1 SAS Visual Data Builder Overview ................................................................................. 3-3
3.2 Defining Queries ............................................................................................................ 3-10
3.3 Viewing Query Results .................................................................................................. 3-35
3.4 Importing Data ............................................................................................................... 3-38
3.5 Editing Code and Scheduling Queries ........................................................................... 3-42
Chapter 4 SAS Visual Analytics Explorer ............................................................ 4-1
4.1 Overview of SAS Visual Analytics Explorer ................................................................... 4-3
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4.2 Working with Data ......................................................................................................... 4-22
4.3 Working with Visualizations .......................................................................................... 4-55
4.4 Performing Data Analysis ............................................................................................ 4-147
4.5 Sharing Reports and Visualizations ............................................................................. 4-153
4.6 Managing Explorations ................................................................................................ 4-162
4.7 Specifying Preferences ................................................................................................. 4-170
Chapter 5 SAS Visual Analytics Designer ........................................................... 5-1
5.1 Interface Overview ........................................................................................................... 5-3
5.2 Working with Data ......................................................................................................... 5-22
5.3 Creating Reports ............................................................................................................ 5-35
Chapter 6 Report Viewers: Mobile and Web-based ........................................... 6-1
6.1 Overview and Purpose ..................................................................................................... 6-4
6.2 Basic Functions ................................................................................................................ 6-9
6.3 Getting Help ................................................................................................................... 6-25
6.4 Security Levels on Mobile BI ........................................................................................ 6-29
6.5 Using the Web Viewer to View Reports ......................................................................... 6-31
Appendix A Exercises and Solutions ..................................................................... A-1
A.1 Chapter 1 Exercises ......................................................................................................... A-3
Section 1.5 Exercises ................................................................................................ A-3
A.2 Chapter 2 Exercises ....................................................................................................... A-14
Section 2.2 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-14
Section 2.3 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-16
Section 2.4 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-24
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A.3 Chapter 3 Exercises ....................................................................................................... A-29
Section 3.3 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-29
A.4 Chapter 4 Exercises ....................................................................................................... A-36
Section 4.3 Exercise ............................................................................................... A-48
Section 4.7 Exercise ............................................................................................... A-54
Optional Exercise ................................................................................................... A-63
A.5 Chapter 5 Exercises ....................................................................................................... A-68
Section 5.3 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-68
A.5 Chapter 6 Exercises ....................................................................................................... A-79
Section 6.5 Exercises .............................................................................................. A-79
Appendix B Course Demos ..................................................................................... B-1
B.1 Chapter 1 Demos ............................................................................................................. B-3
B.2 Chapter 2 Demos ............................................................................................................. B-4
B.3 Chapter 3 Demos ............................................................................................................. B-5
B.4 Chapter 4 Demos ............................................................................................................. B-6
Demonstration: First Look at the Explorer .............................................................. B-7
Demonstration: Working with Data within the Explorer ....................................... B-10
Demonstration: Working with Data – Part 2 .......................................................... B-14
Demonstration: Working with Visualizations ........................................................ B-19
Demonstration: Working with Visualizations – Part 2 ........................................... B-24
Demonstration: Autocharting ................................................................................. B-31
Demonstration: Bar Charts and Line Charts .......................................................... B-35
Demonstration: Scatter Plots .................................................................................. B-41
Demonstration: Bubble Plots ................................................................................. B-48
Demonstration: Histograms and Box Plots ............................................................ B-51
Demonstration: Heat Maps .................................................................................... B-56
Demonstration: Geo Maps ..................................................................................... B-60
