topic Re: SAS VA 7.5 - Print to PDF - very slow performance in SAS Visual Analytics

SAS VA 7.5 - Print to PDF - very slow performance

GertNissen — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 09:31:14 GMT

Hi all

When we Print to PDF in SAS VA 7.5 (on Windows Server 2012R2) it takes 1-2 minutes to get the PDF file (as download) in the browser (Chrome, Edge, IE - on Windows 10)

Can this be optimized somehow, users are impatient and are printing multiple times.

(Performance when using the report 'online' in the browser is fine)

Re: SAS VA 7.5 - Print to PDF - very slow performance

Sam_SAS — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 13:31:17 GMT

This is not my area of expertise, but a thought that comes to mind:

If the data for the report is static, you could link to a prepared PDF rather than have the PDFs created on the fly each time they are requested. Obviously this would work best for a report that is not very dynamic or interactive.

Sam

Re: SAS VA 7.5 - Print to PDF - very slow performance

RobCollum — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 15:47:12 GMT

@GertNissen, what size is the PDF file that's returned? What kind of analytics are happening behind the scene for the reports in it? How large is the data referenced in the report?

Re: SAS VA 7.5 - Print to PDF - very slow performance

PetriRoine — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 16:12:10 GMT

Hi Gert,

Two additional questions:

- Are you using the option Expand clipped and non-visible content?

- Any other settings being set other than default?

Best regards,

Petri