Interactive Reports in SAS® Visual Analytics

Chapter 8: Using Data-Driven Content to Create Custom Graphs

Introduction

SAS Visual Analytics provides a wide array of objects that can be used when creating a report: tables, graphs, geo maps, controls, analytics, containers, and content. In addition, report designers can create their own custom graph templates using SAS Graph Builder to extend the list of available objects. (See Chapter 7.)

Sometimes, however, these objects might not meet your visualization needs. For example, you might want to use a chart in your report (like a circle packing plot, an organizational chart, a calendar, a leaflet map, or a radar chart) that isn’t one of the predefined objects in SAS Visual Analytics. Alternatively, you might want to show data in a unique way ...