What s New in the SAS e-client World

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1 What s New in the SAS e-client World Georg Morsing SAS Institute

2 SAS e-clients The e! Enterprise computing! Electronic communication! End-users Using SAS software! Who, When, Where, How

3 History Analysis Information Delivery Business Intelligence Enterprise Computing e-intelligence Display Manager System Application Development Multi Vendor Architecture Build once - run anywhere Client/Server Intelligent - Storage - Servers - Clients Component based V5 V6 V7 & V8

4 Today s Business Need Web Access to Corporate Data Requirements:! Zero client install & administration! Ease-of-use! Encapsulate knowledge! Scalability! Integration

5 Enterprise Computing Many Production jobs Users Enterprise Reporting Few Desktop Computing Managed Queries OLAP Data Mining Distribution Information Analysis

6 Knowledge Solutions From products & services to... Knowledge Solutions Business Solutions Products Technology Solutions Solutions which integrates: Business Technology Work processes Intellectual capital 1980 ies 1990 ies The future

7 New Economy e-commerce! Business transactions on the Internet! Automating business processes! Reorganizations of companies Product Customer organization! Network relationship Customer Employee

8 e-commerce Benefits! Improved speed to market! Reduced cost! Increased productivity! New customer, employee, partner, supplier relationship! Global marketplace Huge amount of data & needs e-intelligence

9 e-intelligence! The way organizations communicates, analyse, and share information with customers, suppliers, partners, employees Suppliers Organization Customers Extranet Intranet Internet e-clients

10 Intelligent e-clients Empower business users with! the right information! when they need it! on their preferred media Solutions with many faces

11 Solution: Windows - Web - WAP Build - Browse - Business Many Windows Users Web Few WAP Consumer Information Producer

12 Solution: Windows - Web - WAP Build - Browse - Business Many Web Users WAP Windows Future Few Consumer Information Producer

13 Empowering Empower users with e-intelligence! Built in knowledge! Ease of use! Interface paradigms! Workflow! Methaphors! Speed! Simplicity! Consistency Ease of use Empowerment Functionality / Flexibility

14 Storage - Servers - Clients Intelligent Storage Intelligent e-clients DBMS Data Warehouse MDDB Metadata Repository Analysis Querying Foundation Administration OLAP Reporting Integrated Data Mining Data Compute Application Web Intelligent Servers Financial Consolidation Procurement IT Service Balance Scorecard Human Resource. Business Solutions

15 Integrated e-clients Intelligent Storage DBMS Data Warehouse MDDB Metadata Repository e-intelligence SAS Document Viewer Enterprise Guide Enterprise Administrator Enterprise Miner Data Compute Application Web Enterprise Reporter AppDev Studio WebEIS Intelligent Servers

16 Intelligent e-clients Suites of Enterprise Products Miner Required Knowledge Administrator Guide Reporter Consumer Knowledge Worker Administrator Integrator Target Audience

17 Example: Intelligent Reporting Intelligent Presentation Intelligent Query In te llige n t Reporting Intelligent Delivery

18 Formatting Layout Presentation Integration Metadata Query Intelligent Reporting Delivery Place Data People Server Time

19 Intelligent Reporting SAS Clients Windows Clients Any SAS Appl. ODS Administrator Report Viewer Report Builder SAS System Report Server ODS Report Engine Report Repository Distribution SMS WML Mail Other Clients Web Portal Report Viewer Web Clients Report Builder

20 Reporting Case: Overview Report Creation Enterprise Reporter Report Repository Mail Client Report Viewing SAS Document Viewer SAS Business Intellingence Portal WAP Portal Report Viewing Enterprise Reporter WAP Report

21 Paint - Preview - Publish! Build the report! Define prompts! Define key figures! Save in report repository! Publish to a channel

22 Your Company Web Portal! Virtual workplace with central administration! Publish reports to the right people! Key figures up front Demo

23 HTML Report - Data View Groups

24 HTML Report - Print Professionel print generated in PDF on the server, downloaded and viewed/print in Adobe Reader.

25 HTML Report - Subscribe Specify what, when, and where you want to get this report published.

26 HTML Report - Prompt & Run Run the report You will be prompted for values The server generates a new report

27 Right Information - Right Place Key figures Load Factor 74%, 20May2000 HTML Report WAP report Printed Report --Load Factor--- Asia 69% America 75% Europe 70% Total 74% Options Back

28 Sharing - XML Enterprise Reporter SAS client Windows Report Builder (MFC) Web Report Builder XML Report standard Report Repository Report Server Architecture XML Report standard Batch Reporting Windows Client Web Client

29 SAS Document Standard (XML)! Application independent! to become the standard Report Definition across SAS applications! Template...not an instance of a report! 4 Major sections in a Document! Meta-data : Information about the document! Styles : Document and CSS! Data : embedded and non-embedded! Layout : View of data. Different layouts per target device (paper, HTML, WAP, etc.)

30 SAS Document Viewer! Scheduled for production in August 2000! Display, navigates, print reports! XML format! Thin Windows MFC client

31 SAS Document Viewer Advantages:! Display and print appropriately on paper (breaks, headers, footers, wide pages)! Search by criteria! Copy & paste elements! Expand & collapse tables, rotate graphs! Publish & subscribe! Intelligent client

32 Incremental Delivery Enterprise Reporter 2.5 (+ research project 3.0) Windows, Web, & Server components First components: XML Support SAS Document Viewer Report Engine Web Report Viewer Intelligent Delivery Enterprise Administrator

33 Conclusion Need: Web Access to Corporate Data Goals: - the right information - when they need it - on their preferred media How: Windows, Web, WAP with e-intelligence