chapter two

building your first report

The SAS Visual Analytics Designer (the Designer) is the SAS Visual Analytics application that enables you to build reports and dashboards. The Designer can be accessed through the web application. Once the content is prepared in the Designer, it can then be viewed on the SAS Visual Analytics Viewer or through the SAS Mobile BI application. You can also import and access data directly from the Designer.

One of the benefits of the Designer is that you don’t have to create code when you build reports, which can be a huge help to analysts who might not be fluent with SAS code. Tables, graphs, and other objects are all controlled through a drag-and-drop functionality. All object properties can be set using screen ...

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