There are two parts to the question:
1. Importing SAS dataset.
2.What graphics you want to do. Is it dashboard.
The first one is easy to answer, using sas7bdat package. After importing you may need to convert the factors and other data types as per the need. However, it depends on the size as well which further depends on the memory of the server or platform one uses. For the 2nd question, once the data is imported through a data frame, the data manipulation is the same like any other dataset in R/SPlus, in my experience.