case study: implementing and administering sas® enterprise guide® across the enterprise as a...

CASE STUDY:Implementing and Administering SAS® Enterprise Guide® Across the Enterprise As a Solution for Data Access Security

Ulf BorjessonEvangeline ColladoLinda SullivanUniversity of Central Florida

Session Highlights Who We Are

Security & Reporting Need Drivers

SAS Enterprise Guide as the Solution

Integrating Systems with Enterprise Guide

New Security Dimensions

Administration of Enterprise Guide

User Support

University of Central Florida (UCF)

Introduction to the EDS Office

Enterprise Decision Support

Unit of Institutional Knowledge Management (IKM)

Data Integration Services

Business Intelligence & Information Portal

Enterprise Data Warehouse

Support Decision-making and Planning

Security & Reporting Need Drivers

Aging hardware

Updates needed for reporting data mart (MS SQL Server)

Enhanced security policies

Operational system ad-hoc query tool change

Integrating Systems with Enterprise Guide SAS server & systems administration

Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) Metadata security groups & access control templates

Query & custom solution conversions SAS Stored Processes Enterprise Guide projects

ODBC data set extract conversions Custom user applications Data delivery options

New Security Dimensions for EG Integration with university MS Active Directory Domain Services

New security groups for access & function control

New business process for access requests

Multiple domain access

Windows service account, Windows authentication

Local library references

Administration of Enterprise GuideResponses to significant increase of EG users

Creation of installation depot

Automating predefined option settings • EGOPTIONS.xml and ConfigurationV42.xml

MS Sharepoint site - maintenance schedule, tech info

Future development• Identify unit IT points of contact for Enterprise Guide issues

• Enhance server performance monitoring

Enterprise Guide User Support Individual installation & initial orientation

Individual training by EDS development team

Hands-on workshops for new EG users

User reference documents: Enterprise Guide User’s Quick Start Guide

Enterprise Guide Training Resources

EG User reference page within Information Portal

Support challenge: Widely varied user query skill sets

SummaryEnterprise Guide has proven to be:

Powerful

Flexible

Adaptable

Versatile

Secure

THE SOLUTION OF CHOICE!

Contact Information Ulf Borjesson

Systems Administrator

Email: Ulf.Borjesson@ucf.edu

Phone: 407-882-1587

Evangeline (Angel) Collado

Senior Database Programmer/Analyst

Email: Evangeline.Collado@ucf.edu

Phone: 407-823-4968

Dr. Linda Sullivan

Director, Enterprise Decision Support

Email: Linda.Sullivan@ucf.edu

Phone: 407-823-6683

Website: www.iroffice.ucf.edu