Book excerpt: Explains how to administer the SAS Web applications that run in the middle tier of the SAS Intelligence Platform. The Web applications include the SAS Information Delivery Portal, SAS Web Report Studio, and SAS Web OLAP Viewer for Java.This guide describes the middle-tier environment, provides sample deployment scenarios, and explains how to configure the Web applications for optimal performance. The guide contains instructions for common administrative tasks, such as configuring trusted Web authentication, as well as instructions for administering the individual Web applications. For example, the guide explains how to add content to the SAS Information Delivery Portal and how to control access to that content. This title is also available online.