![The SAS Visual Analytics 8.1 Data Pane: Creating Calculations and Aggregations](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/06/Self-Service-Import-in-SAS-Viya1-702x336.png)
In my last blog, we examined the data pane in SAS Visual Analytics 8.1. That blog discussed how to have the data pane display the data items of your active data source, and how to perform tasks such as viewing measure details, changing data item properties, and creating geographic data items,