One of my new work friends says this frequently. But the statement is lost in his translation from Portuguese, it is not that he does not believe me, it is just that he has questions about how things happen so he can learn. I debate on which version of…
Tag: information maps
Change your passwords without locking out your connection
Did you change your LinkedIn password yesterday? (If you didn’t, you should!) But did it happen to be the same as your corporate password? First, tisk tisk. Second, change your corporate password NOW! Ok, now that this is done ~ don’t let your save…
Web Report Studio: Adding Drill-Down Filter Based on a Date
When I was creating the Summary and Detailed reports for the SAS Global Forum paper, I was demonstrating how to link from the weekly chart to the detailed report about the week. On my first try with my Week Filter based on the date value – it just would not work. Eeek! To fix the problem I made a new data item that was a character value. This posts talks about my strategy. [You can read our paper “Get Your Fast Pass to Building Business Intelligence with SAS and Google Analytics”. The presentation goes into more detail, but here’s some past articles about Google Analytics. ] What Should Happen When you click on the bar that represents the week – you actually drill-down to the Weekly Detailed report. You cannot use a date value as this filter – you must use a character based filter for this prompt. If you need help setting up the filter or creating the link – just refer to the ”Get Your Fast Pass to Building Business Intelligence with SAS and Google Analytics” paper. Creating the Proper Filter in the Information Map First you need to create a data item based on the date variable. I used a CASE statement to test if the week was […]
Peek Inside SAS BI Book: Building Business Intelligence with SAS
You may be aware by now, our new SAS BI book Building Business Intelligence with SAS:Content Development Examples launched last week on the SAS Press site. That’s right, SAS Press or Amazon will be delighted to bring a copy of this SAS BI book to your door. When Angela and I set out to write this book, one of the first things we discussed was how new users get access to the SAS BI toolset and have no idea of its astonishing capabilities. This book guides you through each one so you understand it. Intermediate and advanced users will also find this book as a valuable reference. Several times, Angela & I have both found ourselves pulling out the draft copy to reference an advanced technique. This book fulfills a unique spot in the marketplace; there is no other single book that leads you through each SAS BI component with step-by-step examples along with hundreds of tips and techniques to make you successful! SAS Institute offers over nine SAS BI courses to cover all the topics we have jammed packed into this book. Making this an excellent study guide for those planning to take the SAS BI Content Development Exam. Your SAS […]
Which tables contribute to that SAS information map?
About a year ago (wow, has it been that long?), I posted an example program that lets you report on the contents of a SAS information map. Using my example, you can see the data items, filters, and folder structure within a given information map….
What SAS administrators should know about libraries, metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide
We sometimes take it for granted, but the concept of the “SAS library” is just about one of the most awesome aspects of The SAS System.
You can give your library a name (a library reference, or libref), tell the system how to get to your data (…
What SAS administrators should know about libraries, metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide
We sometimes take it for granted, but the concept of the “SAS library” is just about one of the most awesome aspects of The SAS System. You can give your library a name (a library reference, or libref), tell the system how to get to your data (options …
Documenting Information Maps
If you have ever wanted to pull a quick document out showing what is contained in a Information Map, then this post by Chris from last year will show you how. It refers to the following tech support note Sample 39539: Creating a PDF that documents the contents of a SAS® Information Map. Chris’s post also includes […]