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SAS ® Information Delivery with Email and the Internet. Sy Truong sy.truong@meta-x.com Meta-Xceed, Inc. Overview. Significance of email for e-intelligent Information delivery with Trialex Systems™ and Thesaurex Systems™ examples Integrating SAS with email Scheduled email
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SAS® Information Delivery with Email and the Internet Sy Truong sy.truong@meta-x.com Meta-Xceed, Inc.
Overview • Significance of email for e-intelligent • Information delivery with Trialex Systems™ and Thesaurex Systems™ examples • Integrating SAS with email • Scheduled email • Email attachments • Security • Extending HTML into emails • Email Discussions
What value is email • Compared to old memos • more efficient • cost effective • faster • Communication for detailed information intensive needs. • Information audit trail • Global access with Internet • Evolving technology
Information Delivery by Email • Trialex job submission status example • Results in emailed in HTML format with tables • Links to web server vs. attachments
Integrating SAS with Email • SAS log evaluation and email attachments
Delivering SAS Output & Log Evaluation • Introduction and subject to output in email • Log evaluation for ERRORs and WARNING messages • Skip email on condition of error status • Enable SAS programming and development within a group
Delivering SAS datasets • Email Attachment contains SAS datasets • Compression of more efficiency • Password protection for better security
Scheduling Information Delivery • Time dependent information delivery
Email and HTML • HTML as a layout tool
Email and HTML • Visual diagrams is more effective than text • HTML becomes part of the email body • GIF images add visual impact and reference back to web server
Hyperlinking in Email • Links to web server has been demonstrated with text and GIF icons • Local links within the same email is also useful with navigational links
Messages within Discussion • A single Email by itself without context looses meaning • Email discussion threads creates relevance
Discussion Benefits • Pre-populated context sensitive emails • Central database of messages for audit trail of conversation • Search able repository • Reports for documentation • Project memory
Use of Emoticons • Communicating emotions are challenge with email • Emoticons adds humor do discussions • :) Smile • :( Frown • :o Embarrassment • :D Big grin • ;) Wink • :p Razz (stick out tongue)
Conclusions • Email has transformed written communication • Evolving information delivery medium • Parallels with web browser and integration • Email integrates with information • Extending Email technology with HTML and discussion creates collaborative GroupWare
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