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SAS Visual Analytics

This document provides an overview of the content covered in the SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 Exploration and Design exam. It outlines the main objectives that will be tested, which include working with data sources and items, creating and modifying visualizations in the explorer, and designing reports with tables, graphs and other objects. Additional details are given for each main objective, defining the full scope of topics that may be assessed on the exam.

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SAS Visual Analytics

This document provides an overview of the content covered in the SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 Exploration and Design exam. It outlines the main objectives that will be tested, which include working with data sources and items, creating and modifying visualizations in the explorer, and designing reports with tables, graphs and other objects. Additional details are given for each main objective, defining the full scope of topics that may be assessed on the exam.

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Exam Content Guide

SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 Exploration and Design Exam

Data Sources and Data Items


Use SAS Visual Data Builder to create queries from existing tables using joins,
aggregations, and column selections

 Add tables to a query


 Join tables
 Select columns for a query
 Set column data properties
 Set the query properties
 Filter data

Import data into SAS Visual Analytics

 Import local data


 Import server data (Oracle, Hadoop, SAS)
 Import social media data
 Differentiate between local, server, and social media data imports

Examine, modify, and create data items

 Create and use parameterized data items


 Examine data item properties and measure details
 Change data item properties
 Create custom sorts
 Create distinct counts
 Create aggregated measures
 Create calculated items
 Create hierarchies
 Create custom categories

Select and work with data sources

 Work with multiple data sources


 Change data sources
 Refresh data sources

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SAS Visual Analytics Explorer


Create, modify, and interpret automatic chart visualizations

 Identify default visualizations


 Identify the properties available in an automatic chart

Create, modify, and interpret graph and table visualizations

 Work with list table visualizations


 Work with crosstab visualizations
 Work with bar chart visualizations
 Work with line chart visualizations
 Work with scatter plot visualizations
 Work with bubble plot visualizations
 Work with histogram visualizations
 Work with box plot visualizations
 Work with heat map visualizations
 Work with geo map visualizations
 Work with treemap visualizations
 Work with correlation matrix visualizations

Enhance visualizations with analytics

 Add fit lines to visualizations


 Create forecasts
 Interpret word clouds

Interact with visualizations and explorations

 Control appearance of visualizations within explorations


 Add comments to visualizations and explorations
 Use filters on data source and visualizations
 Share explorations
 Share visualizations

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SAS Visual Analytics Designer


Create and modify list tables and crosstabs report objects

 Create and modify tables


 Create table display rules
 Add sparklines
 Create and modify crosstabs
 Manipulate columns
 Change properties for tables and crosstabs
 Create hierarchies from a crosstab

Create and modify graph report objects

 Create and modify bar charts, targeted bar charts, waterfall charts
 Create and modify pie charts
 Create and modify line charts
 Create and modify scatter plots
 Create and modify time series plots
 Create and modify bubble plots
 Create and modify treemap
 Create and modify dual axis charts
 Adjust properties for graphs

Create and modify controls, containers, and other objects

 Create and modify geography maps


 Understand how stored process objects work within report layout
 Place report objects in containers
 Add text report objects
 Add image report objects
 Create gauges
 Set gauge measures & targets
 Change gauge styles
 Change gauge display rules
 Share gauge display rules
 Add controls to reports

Work with report layouts, filters, and interactions

 Layout the report and sections


 Move, duplicate, and import report objects
 Add filters and ranks to report objects
 Add section prompts and report prompts
 Add interactions to reports

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 Create and work with sections
 Modify report properties and display rules
 Work with parameters

Add links, alerts, and comments to reports

 Add links within reports


 Add links to other reports
 Add external links
 Add alerts to report object
 Add comments to reports and report objects

Share and print reports

 Distribute reports
 Print reports
 Email reports

Note: All 14 main objectives will be tested on every exam. The 86 expanded objectives are
provided for additional explanation and define the entire domain that could be tested.

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