Viewing Externally Created Reports

SAS Web Report Studio enables users to view and, in some cases, modify reports that are created by using a variety of other SAS products, such as SAS Enterprise Guide. You view a shared, externally created report in the same way that you view a saved report.

There is no definitive list of default features for an externally created report because the features depend on the application that was used to create the report. Some externally created reports support the same features as a saved report. Other reports, such as those created by using SAS Enterprise Guide, cannot be modified, although report authors can use SAS Web Report Studio for very limited reporting operations, such as adding new sections. The added sections will support the standard editing features.

Note: Using SAS Management Console, a system administrator can add content from directories or external files, including PDF output. Contact your system administrator if you need PDF output uploaded to a location that is visible to SAS Web Report Studio.

SAS Web Report Studio supports the ability to open PDF output, including that which is generated from the SAS Output Delivery System (ODS). If the PDF output is visible to SAS Web Report Studio, then complete these steps:

To access the PDF output, perform one of these tasks:
- Select FileOpen to display the Open dialog box.
- Select FileManage Files in the Welcome window or in either Edit or View mode to display the File Management window.
The Open dialog box and the File Management window contain a list of PDF output.

Open Dialog Box with PDF Output Listed
Double-click the PDF filename and the PDF output opens in a separate window.

SAS Web Report Studio opens PDF output in a separate window. However, certain output from ODS, which is similar to output from SAS Enterprise Guide, opens in a SAS Web Report Studio window.