So you are viewing your SAS Web Report and find that all the data elements capitalizations have changed - instead of no caps or all caps, everything is prop cap (or at least PROPCASE). This is actually a default option in Information Map Studio. To turn it off, select Tools
So we are in Web Report Studio, need to create a filter, can't remember the values and want to see them to select them, but the 'Get Values' button is grey'd out? Argh! All that is required is a simple modification to the Information Map. If you go to the
So you have an idea to implement queries or changes in the metadata via a program directly using SAS. Well, one of the first items of business is actually to grab the Repository ID number. Included below is some quick reference code on how to query that. PROC METADATA SERVER="my_sas_srv_name"
Interested in adding a group of users into Metadata w/o Management Console? Included is an example of how to add one user: PROC METADATA SERVER="my_sas_srv_name" PORT=8561 USERID="sasadm@saspw" PASSWORD="xxxxxxxx" PROTOCOL=BRIDGE in="<AddMetadata> <Metadata> <Person Desc='Manager of clinical studies.' Name='Joe E. Doe' Title='Manager of Clinical Studies'> </Person> </Metadata> <Reposid>A0000001.A5VLFKMC</Reposid> <NS>SAS</NS> <Flags>268435456</Flags> <Options/> </AddMetadata>";
Within each report you can right click on the table, choose properties, and modify the number of rows to display. However is there a way to GLOBALLY modify the default maximum amount? The answer is yes with the required modification occuring within the web deployment area. WebReportStudioProperties.xml (version 9.2) has a section
Business problem: By default, OLAP cubes calculate aggregations at each possible intersection of levels in one or more dimensions. However, there are situations where aggregations cannot be completed on the fly for all intersections within the cube due to business rules for some data levels. Also, the source data table
If you would like for the BI Dashboard to send you an alert via email, you must ensure that the email address is included for each user that will be receiving emails. This is located in SAS Management Console User Manager. Instructions: http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/biwaag/63059/HTML/default/a003311779.htm Example:
You may choose to address security of who can view what dashboards within a SAS Information Delivery Portal page by managing the 'Sharing' capabilities at the Page or Portlet levels, however the most gradular level might also require a 'lock down' to avoid users surfing for and locating dashboards they
Would you like to get a quick preview of the gauge you are using in the BI Dashboard Indicator? Just tap the 'Select ...' button to the right of the 'Gauge type:' dropdown box. There are then images of what these gauges look like, such as the 'Dials' category below:
Information Map Studio allows data managers the ability to join tables, create new data elements, and label/format data items for business consumption. However due to this flexibility users must weigh the benefits of customizing information maps against the performance impacts of completing many of these tasks within the Information Map
