Did you miss the Choose Your Own Adventure session on data visualization in SAS Viya? Not to worry, you can catch it on-demand at your leisure.
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Your data has a lot to say and people in your organization are hungry for meaningful information. Satisfy them by taking advantage of SAS Visual Analytics to build interactive reports that engage the audience. In this session you will learn to:
- Access your data and load it in memory thru the SAS Cloud Analytic Services (CAS). - Prepare your data by correcting data inconsistencies, fixing data quality issues and identifying new data item that needs to be calculated. - Analyze your data to identify patterns, relationships and trends. - Develop interactive reports that help your audience to dig deeper into the data to gain insights.
Here are some highlighted questions from the Q&A segment held at the end for ease of reference.
Can the geo map object have data points displayed by a category (different color markers for different categories)?
Yes. The Color Role for a Geo Map can be a Measure or a Category. You can also use a Display Rule.
Hi, once a report is created and stored. Can it be executed via a scheduler on a repeated basis?
Yes, in VA, you can schedule the distribution of reports. Distributing reports automates the process of delivering updated content to report users.
Is there a sort of student version (like SAS Studio) anyone (sic) can actually access/logon and "practice"?
Yes, for educators and their students, we have a program called SAS Viya for Learners and Visual Analytics is part of the cloud-based software you can access.
How could we access a SAS cube?
You can't load a SAS Cube in memory in the CAS Server in SAS Viya.
What's your infrastructure that allows you to handle millions of records?
SAS Visual Analytics is designed to handle big data, with in-memory processing. Flexible deployment options let you easily scale your system as your data and analytic needs grow.
Can we modify (add, edit, delete) data directly in data table displayed in SAS VA, SAS Studio, etc.?
In SAS VA, the data you modify is modified in memory. The source data is untouched.
Why did you have to prepare the data in SAS EG before importing in SAS Viya? Couldn't this be done by some package in Viya?
Indeed, the data preparation can be done in SAS Data Studio on Viya. I used EG because I was more familiar with that tool.
Is there a video or instructions about using national aggregated census data when building reports?
Plot Your Custom Regions on SAS® Visual Analytics Geo Maps
The default geo provider, open street map doesn't recognize Canadian postal code, right? If so, how can I handle it?
You can use SAS Proc GEOCODE to assign the lat/long to your Canadian postal codes and then move the data to VA. Finding Locations Outside the U.S
Can we utilize this visual analytics software to create flow map and isochrone for transportation?
We have Esri Integration in SAS Visual Analytics. You can leverage that to analyze your data using routing and drive-time calculations
Is it possible to have a VA page where the outputs are from Proc SG Plot?
Yes. You can create a SAS Viya job that contains your SGPLOT code and place the execution URL of that job in a Web Content Object in your report. Also, you could use the SAS Graph Builder to create custom graph templates, which can then be used in SAS Visual Analytics reports. In your graph template, you can change the layout, add new graph elements, modify data roles, change options, and so on.
Do people who do not need to edit a report need a copy SAS Viya in order to access a report?
To view a report, all you need is a Web Browser (and authorized access) to access the SAS Visual Analytics reports.
Could you please say something about maintaining aspect ratio between the objects? The height width of objects changes when looking on a bigger screen vs a laptop and it is resizing every time.
The foundation of placing objects in your report is choosing a layout type. The layout type controls how objects are arranged. SAS Visual Analytics supports three layout types: Standard, Stacking and Precision. The precision container layout type gives you complete control over where your objects are located.
Can the report be printed or shared as PDF?
Yes, the report can be printed. When you print the report, a PDF is generated.
How do you work with data that is only aggregate data in SAS VA?
You can create report on the source data and you can also aggregate it further by creating an aggregated data source. In the report can be based on the original data and the aggregated data you created from it.
I know that there are many options for filters, but specifically, when you select a field to filter, it automatically uses the data to populate the options, can those be overwritten? I would like to see Michigan instead of MI when I choose the value in a filter.
SAS User-Defined Formats can be used with SAS Visual Analytics on Viya.
Can SAS Visual Analytics create a report in a different language? As an example, I created a report in English, but I need to have the same report, but in French.
SAS Visual Analytics enables you to localize (or translate) the labels, tooltips, and other descriptive text that is part of your report. You can export localizable text from your report so that you can apply one or more translations. You can translate your report into a new language without removing the text from SAS Visual Analytics.
How long is the ramp up time until someone is proficient enough to create reports in SAS VA like the one in the session?
A two days course and you are good to go! SAS Visual Analytics 1 for SAS Viya: Basics
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