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Christine Vitron

Christine VitronNovember 1, 2017 0

SAS Admin Notebook: Managing SAS Configuration Directory Security

Need to grant one or more users access to part of your secure SAS configuration directory? You can do it without opening up your SAS configuration directory to everyone. Most SAS 9.4 Platform deployments on Unix have been done using the SAS Installer account known as sas. The sas account

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Advanced Analytics | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Phil WeissOctober 20, 2017 0

Top 12 Advantages of SAS Viya

There are many compelling reasons existing SAS users might want to start integrating SAS Viya into their SAS9 programs and applications. For me, it comes down to ease-of-use, speed, and faster time-to-value. With the ability to traverse the (necessarily iterative) analytics lifecycle faster than before, we are now able to generate

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Learn SAS | Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Leonid BatkhanOctober 20, 2017 0

Creating reports in style with SAS Enterprise Guide

“The difference between style and fashion is quality.” -Giorgio Armani With an out-of-the-box SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) installation, when you build a report in SAS EG it is displayed in a nice-looking default style. If you like it, you can keep it, and continue reading. If you don’t quite

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonOctober 16, 2017 0

A tip for moving content between SAS Viya environments

In a SAS Viya 3.2 environment two types of content can be created: SAS Visual Analytics Reports and Data Plans. For administrators, who may want to manage that content within a folder structure, there are some things to keep in mind. In the current release, both types of content can be

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SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonSeptember 25, 2017 0

A review of the options available for upgrading a SAS 9 deployment

With the fifth maintenance release of SAS 9.4 (SAS 9.4M5) now available, it seems like a good time to get a refresher on some of the ways you can upgrade your existing SAS deployments to the latest release. Among several benefits, SAS 9.4M5 provides closer integration with the CAS in-memory runtime engine

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Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerSeptember 7, 2017 0

How do I access the Premium Esri Map Service for my SAS Visual Analytics reports?

In SAS Visual Analytics 8.1, report creators have the ability to include drive-distance and drive-time in their geographical maps, but only if their site has an Esri ArcGIS Online account and they have valid credentials for the account. In the user Settings for SAS Visual Analytics Geographic Mapping 8.1 release,

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SAS Administrators

Roberto Meléndez

Roberto MeléndezAugust 18, 2017 0

Making the sas.servers script look pretty

This blog post provides the steps for applying color and an easy-to-read layout to make the sas.servers script look cute and even fun!

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SAS Administrators

Garrett BenoitJuly 28, 2017 0

Controlling Stored Process Execution through Request Initialization Code Injection

Recently, I was working with a client who had a unique problem. He needed a way to cancel a stored process from executing in cases where the stored process wasn’t registered to the matching Metadata folder-structure for its selected server context. For example, if a stored process was stored under

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SAS Administrators

Zachary JonesJune 30, 2017 0

Using multiple server contexts in SAS Visual Analytics

As a technical consultant for SAS, I have the privilege of meeting with SAS customers, learning more about how they use our software, and then helping them solve their problems. Recently, a client of mine was having trouble finding a way to implement the use of multiple application servers in

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SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonJune 29, 2017 0

New rules for authorization in SAS Viya

In this blog post I’d like to explore how to create a custom group in SAS Viya to restrict access to functionality. To illustrate my points, we will create a report developers custom group and ensure that only users of that group can create reports and analysis in SAS Visual Analytics.

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SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerJune 29, 2017 0

The SAS Visual Analytics 8.1 Data Pane: Creating Calculations and Aggregations

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,

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Analytics | SAS Administrators

Mary Kathryn QueenJune 13, 2017 0

The Self-Service Import in SAS Viya 3.2

In SAS Viya 3.2, the Self-Service Import provides a mechanism for a user to import (copy) data into the SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS) environment. The data is copied as a .sashdat file into the selected CAS Library location when it is imported. Self-Service Import data can only be imported into

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Chris Hemedinger

Chris HemedingerMay 30, 2017 0

Create and run SAS code in SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office

When SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office was first created over a decade ago, SAS programmers were told to check their skills at the door. This new product was for non-programmers only. SAS programmers were invited to contribute to the experience by packaging their code in SAS stored processes, which end

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Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Gilles Chrzaszcz

Gilles ChrzaszczApril 17, 2017 0

How LASR servers are started from SAS Visual Analytics Administrator

In this post, I will explain how LASR Servers (both Distributed and Non-distributed) are started from the SAS Visual Analytics Administrator application. We will also look at one particular issue and I will provide you with more details to understand the situation and two strategies to address this issue. When

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Analytics | Data Visualization | SAS Administrators

Bobbie WagonerApril 10, 2017 0

Easy Scheduling in Visual Data Builder - SAS Visual Analytics 7.3

You can expand on the functionality of SAS Visual Data Builder in SAS Visual Analytics by editing the query code, adding code for pre- and post-processing, or even writing your own query. You can process single tables or join multiple tables, writing the output to a LASR library, a SAS library, or a

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SAS Administrators | SAS Events

Margaret CrevarMarch 1, 2017 0

Resources for SAS Administrators at SAS Global Forum 2017 … and beyond

Editor's note (4/11/17): Full proceedings from SAS Global Forum 2017 (including for the presentations mentioned in this blog) can be found at http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings17/. SAS Global Forum 2017 is just a month away and, if you’re a SAS administrator, it’s a great place to meet your peers, share your experiences and attend

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Dave NadenFebruary 9, 2017 0

Middle Tier Changes and Upgrades in SAS 9.4 M4

Since the SAS 9.4 M2 release in December 2014, there have been several refinements and updates to the middle tier that are of interest to installers and administrators. In this blog, I’m going to summarize them for you. What I’m describing here is available in the newest SAS release (9.4 M4). I’ll

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Mary Kathryn QueenJanuary 31, 2017 0

Securing sensitive data using SAS Federation Server at the row and column level

SAS® Federation Server provides a central, virtual environment for administering and securing access to your data. It also allows you to combine data from multiple sources without moving or copying the data. SAS Federation Server Manager, a web-based application, is used to administer SAS Federation Server(s). Data privacy is a

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SAS Administrators | SAS Events

Michelle HomesJanuary 16, 2017 0

Take a SAS security journey at SAS Global Forum 2017

Editor's note: Charyn Faenza co-authored this blog. Learn more about Charyn. As the fun of the festive season ends, the buzz of the new year and the enchantment of SAS Global Forum 2017 begins. SAS Global Forum is a conference designed by SAS users, for SAS users, bringing together SAS professionals

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Edoardo RivaDecember 27, 2016 0

More SAS Studio Tips for SAS Grid Manager Administrators: Global Settings

We have seen in a previous post of this series how to configure SAS Studio to better manage user preferences in SAS Grid environments. There are additional settings that an administrator can leverage to properly configure a multi-user environment; as you may imagine, these options deserve special considerations when SAS Studio

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Scott McCauleyDecember 21, 2016 0

Easier Space Management for EV Data Mart Tables in 9.4M4

The report-ready SAS Environment Manager Data Mart has been an invaluable addition to SAS 9.4 for SAS administrators. The data mart tables are created and maintained by the SAS Environment Manager Service Architecture Framework and provide a source of data for out-of-the box reports as well as custom reports that any

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Dave NadenOctober 6, 2016 0

Auditing SAS server availability from 30,000 feet

One very useful type of auditing for a SAS administrator is to have summary data about the availability and performance of various resources (platforms, servers, services) from the 30,000-foot view. $1000 loan guaranteed. Using SAS Environment Manager, it's easy to go in and look at the availability of any one resource over

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonSeptember 29, 2016 0

How to protect your audit trail in a SAS environment

In a number of my previous blogs I have discussed auditing within a SAS environment and how to identity who has accessed data or changed reports. For many companies keeping an audit trail is very important. If you’re an administrator in your environment and auditing is important at your organization,

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Edoardo RivaSeptember 21, 2016 0

SAS Studio tips for SAS Grid Manager Administrators: Where are my preferences?

In a previous blog post I explained how end users should code and use shared locations for SAS artifacts, to avoid issues in a SAS Grid Manager environment. Still, they could still fall in some sharing issues, which could have very obscure manifestations. For example, users opening SAS studio might notice

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SAS Administrators

Andrea NegriSeptember 19, 2016 0

SAS Administrator: la top 10 delle domande frequenti (PART 2)

Ciao a tutti e ben ri-sintonizzati sulle frequenze di Radio SAS Technical Support per le prime 5 posizioni della classifica delle domande più frequenti da parte dei SAS Administrator al Supporto Tecnico SAS! La volta scorsa abbiamo visto queste posizioni dalla 10 alla 6: 10. COME CONTATTO IL SUPPORTO CLIENTI SAS?

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SAS Administrators

Hot fix RSS feed in Microsoft Outlook

Chris Hemedinger

Chris HemedingerSeptember 12, 2016 0

How to stay informed about SAS hot fixes

SAS releases regular updates to software products in the form of hot fixes and maintenance releases. Hot fixes are SAS' timely response to customer-reported problems, as well as a way to deliver occasional security-related updates that can affect any software product. At SAS we call them "hot fixes." Other companies

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonAugust 31, 2016 0

A quick way to update to SAS Studio 3.5

Update-in-place supports the ability to update a SAS Deployment within a major SAS release. Updates often provide new versions of SAS products. However, when using the SAS Deployment Wizard to perform an update-in-place you cannot selectively update a machine or product. As a general rule if you want to update

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Teri PatsilarasAugust 15, 2016 0

Use Percent of Total and Reference Lines to ask better business questions

Reference lines on a visualization are used to help identify goals or targets, acceptable or unacceptable ranges, etc; basically any metric that puts a frame of reference around the values on the visualization. The Percent of Total of a metric is used to help identify a part-to-whole relationship. It answers

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Scott McCauleyAugust 10, 2016 0

Locating Modified Content

As a SAS administrator, you may face situations where you need to locate content that has been modified in the system since a given point in time. If the system has many content developers, discovering all of the folders, libraries, tables, reports, explorations, and similar items that have been modified can be

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Programming Tips | SAS Administrators

Gerry NelsonAugust 2, 2016 0

Two steps to update your SAS License and check if it is updated

One of the jobs of SAS Administrators is keeping the SAS license current. In the past, all you needed to do was update the license for Foundation SAS and you were done. This task can be performed by selecting the Renew SAS Software option in the SAS Deployment Manager. More recently,

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