topic Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player in SAS Web Report Studio

Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

kmcnulty — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:10:17 GMT

My organization often makes Adobe Flash Player unavailable. When this happens nobody can access any web reports or BI Studio. This is a major inconvenience. I was wondering if there is an alternative or a way of making another flash player the default. I don't see anything posted on this topic anywhere so I think it's unlikely but I am hopeful.

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

SASKiwi — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:35:57 GMT

The only option I can think of is to move to SAS Visual Analytics where the Modern Viewers use HTML5 not the Flash Player. Web Report Studio is pretty much a legacy product now and has been superseded by SAS VA. Probably not what you want to hear if you have a big investment in WRS.

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

Kurt_Bremser — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 23:24:15 GMT

It is very good practice, securitywise, to prevent the use of Flash Player. That piece of crapware needs to be exterminated with maximum prejudice.

I'm baffled that SAS still relies on it.

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

kmcnulty — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:57:27 GMT

I think I didn't actually need Flash Player for WRS... I just needed it for BI studio.

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

kmcnulty — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:58:01 GMT

But my question is still relevant to BI studio.

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

Kurt_Bremser — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:42:07 GMT

Do you have the option of using Chrome?

Re: Alternatives to Adobe Flash Player

kmcnulty — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:47:58 GMT

I am inquiring but I don't think so. If I am, however, do I not need Adobe Flash Player or is there an alternative?