SAS Users
Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![A look at the new data pane and data item features in SAS Visual Analytics 8.2](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/06/VAdatapane1-702x336.png)
In SAS Visual Analytics 8.2 on Viya 3.3, there are a number of new data features available. I’ll cover a few of these new features including the new data plan and data item features in SAS Visual Analytics in this blog.
![SAS Studio: A new way to program in SAS](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/06/Navigation-564x336.jpg)
SAS Studio is the latest way you can access SAS. This newer interface allows users to reach SAS through a web browser, offering a number of unique ways that SAS can be optimized. At SAS Global Forum 2018, Lora Delwiche and Susan J Slaughter gave the presentation, “SAS Studio: A New Way to Program in SAS.” This post reviews the paper, offering you insights of how to enhance your SAS Studio programming performance.
![Saving and reloading SAS Viya configuration](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/06/ViyaConfig1-702x336.png)
Often, in addition to content, an administrator will want to save configuration so that it can be reloaded or updated and applied to a different system. You have the ability to save and reload SAS Viya configuration using command-line interfaces. Learn more in this post.
![SAS Visual Analytics on the new SAS platform](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/06/BNL-702x336.png)
SAS Visual Analytics takes advantage of the performance and scalability of the SAS Viya platform, providing a BI framework that can work with massive amounts of data, bringing forward the powerful analytics that has made SAS the market leader in this space. Learn more about SAS Visual Analytics on the new SAS platform.
![Log Management in SAS Viya 3.3 SAS Viya logo](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/07/SAS-VIY-250x200-graphic.jpg)
Logs. They can be an administrator’s best friend or a thorn in their side. Thankfully, the chances of that happening with your SAS Viya 3.3 deployment is greatly reduced due to the automatic log management in SAS Viya, which archives log files every day.
![Is there a “Big Red Button” to use The SAS Platform?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2018/05/EasyButton_WY3E0446-702x336.jpg)
For software users and SAS administrators, the question of how to streamline their approach into the easiest to use system that most effectively completes the task at hand. At SAS Global Forum 2018, the topic of a “Big Red Button” for the SAS Platform was an idea that got audience members excited. Here's a review of that talk.