You don’t need SAS any more! EG rules! Colin Harris 0800 knoware P.O. Box 10541 The Terrace Wellington [email_address] www.knoware.co.nz

Topics What is Enterprise Guide? EG for programmers Sharing your wisdom EG limitations EG architecture Summary

What is Enterprise Guide?

EG for programmers

Sharing your wisdom

EG limitations

EG architecture

Summary

What is Enterprise Guide? Modern point-and-click tool “ Windows” style Use SAS without coding Designed for non-programmers AND programmers

Modern point-and-click tool

“ Windows” style

Use SAS without coding

Designed for non-programmers AND programmers

EG for programmers Process flow charts Your choice: program or generate code Create professional output using ODS Schedule your projects

Process flow charts

Your choice: program or generate code

Create professional output using ODS

Schedule your projects

Your choice – program or generate code Point-and-click No need to know syntax Faster – more productive

Point-and-click

No need to know syntax

Faster – more productive

Automate and schedule projects

Sharing your wisdom! Static results can be Posted on web site Emailed Stored on network But trend is towards self-service

Static results can be

Posted on web site

Emailed

Stored on network

But trend is towards self-service

Stored processes Core feature of SAS 9 Create ability for someone to run your program with parameters Can be run from EG, Web portal or Excel Replacing SAS/AF or SAS/Intrnet approach Needs Intelligence Platform set up Metadata server and workspace or sp server

Core feature of SAS 9

Create ability for someone to run your program with parameters

Can be run from EG, Web portal or Excel

Replacing SAS/AF or SAS/Intrnet approach

Needs Intelligence Platform set up

Metadata server and workspace or sp server

EG limitations for SAS replacement SAS/FSP won’t work in EG Simple data entry and update in EG SAS/AF won’t work in EG Move to Stored Processes DDE won’t work in EG Sophisticated setup when server based

SAS/FSP won’t work in EG

Simple data entry and update in EG

SAS/AF won’t work in EG

Move to Stored Processes

DDE won’t work in EG

Sophisticated setup when server based

EG Architecture – PC only Desktop Enterprise Guide SAS

EG Architecture – SAS on PC and server Desktop Enterprise Guide SAS Server SAS Integration Technologies

EG Architecture – SAS on server only Desktop Enterprise Guide Server SAS Integration Technologies

Benefits of EG Straightforward to use Greater productivity Designed to assist programmers

Straightforward to use

Greater productivity

Designed to assist programmers

Benefits of EG and SAS on server More cost effective EG on desktop far less cost than SAS All using uniform environment Structured and controlled data Data security Shared formats and macros Central maintenance of SAS Backups Can leverage Intelligence Platform Results out through Portal, EG or Excel

More cost effective

EG on desktop far less cost than SAS

All using uniform environment

Structured and controlled data

Data security

Shared formats and macros

Central maintenance of SAS

Backups

Can leverage Intelligence Platform

Results out through Portal, EG or Excel

You don’t need SAS any more! EG rules! Colin Harris an informed decision 0800 knoware P.O. Box 10541 The Terrace Wellington [email_address] www.knoware.co.nz