PROC REPORT

Tim Hunter, SAS Institute Inc.

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 Intro
PROC REPORT Basics
ODS and PROC REPORT
New in PROC REPORT for 9.2
Questions?

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title "Basic PROC REPORT Report";

proc report data=sashelp.class;
run;

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The COLUMN statement

Specifies the column order
Defines spanning headers

proc report data=sashelp.class;

column ('data=sashelp.class' sex age name
('Measurements' height weight));
run;

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The DEFINE statement

Usually one for each column in the report
Controls the appearance of the column
Specifies how a variable is used in the report
proc report data=sashelp.class;
column column1 column2 column3 ;
define column1 / options;
define column2 / options;

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Variable usage
DISPLAY the default
ORDER sort the rows
GROUP consolidate observations into groups
ANALYSIS calculate a statistic
COMPUTED computed by PROC REPORT
ACROSS class variables in the column
dimension

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ORDER Variables
Order the rows

proc report data=class;

column sex age name
('Measurements' height weight);
define sex--age / order;
define name--weight / display;
run;

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GROUP Variables
Consolidate multiple observations

proc report data=sashelp.class;

column age sex n;
define age / group;
define sex / group;
define N / 'N' format=2.;
run;

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ANALYSIS Variables
Calculate a statistic for the group of observations
represented by a cell in the report
proc report data=sashelp.class;
column age sex n height weight;
define sex / group;
define age / group;
define n / 'N' format=2.;
define height / analysis mean 'Mean Weight' format=6.1;
define weight / analysis mean 'Mean Height' format=6.2;
run;

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ACROSS Variables
A column for each value of
the variable
proc report data=sashelp.class;
column age N sex,weight,Mean;
define age / group;
define N / 'Count';
define sex / across;
define weight / analysis;
run;

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The BREAK Statement

Introduces a summary row
Associated with a location in the report

proc report data=sashelp.class;

column sex age height weight;
define sex / order;
break after sex / summarize page;
run;

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The COMPUTE Statement

Denotes a group of statements that PROC
REPORT executes as it builds the report.
Computes the value of a variable
Inserts custom text
Adds ODS style attributes or hyperlinks

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COMPUTED Variables
define height--weight / display noprint;
define mheight / computed format=6.2 'Height (cm)';
define mweight / computed format=5.2 'Weight (kg)';
compute mheight;
mheight = height * 2.54;
endcomp;
compute mweight;
mweight = weight * 0.4536;
endcomp;

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LINE statement, DEFINE routine

compute before age / style={background=#bcd3ab};
agew = propcase(trim(put(age, words.)));
line agew $8. ' year olds';
endcomp;
compute name;
if sex = 'F' then
call define(_col_, 'url', 'http://test.com/results/girls/' || trim(name) || '.html' );
else
call define(_col_, 'url', 'http://test.com/results/boys/' || trim(name) || '.html' );
endcomp;

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ODS and PROC REPORT

Monospace vs. markup
STYLE options
Other forms of output

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"","Sex",,,
"","Sex",,,
"","Female",,"Male",
"","Female",,"Male",
"","Weight",,"Weight",
"","Weight",,"Weight",
"Age","Count","Mean","Count","Mean"
"Age","Count","Mean","Count","Mean"
11,1,50.5,1,85
11,1,50.5,1,85
12,2,80.75,3,103.5
12,2,80.75,3,103.5
13,2,91,1,84
13,2,91,1,84
14,2,96.25,2,107.5
14,2,96.25,2,107.5
15,2,112.25,2,122.5
15,2,112.25,2,122.5
16,".",".",1,150
16,".",".",1,150
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STYLE= option
Customizes fonts, colors, image, etc.
Can customize the entire report, just the
headers, individual columns, individual rows
Can also customize LINE statement output,
summary lines

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Alternating background colors

compute name;
bg + 1;
if mod(bg, 2) = 1 then
call define(_row_, "style", "style={background=white}");
else
call define(_row_, "style", "style={background=#d1e9d1}");
endcomp;

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Whats new in 9.2?

New ODS destinations
SPANROWS option
New table of contents

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SPANROWS Option

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SPANROWS Option

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Better Table of Contents

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Where to go for more

SAS OnlineDoc
http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/
sas9doc.html
Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS REPORT
Procedure, Art Carpenter, at the SAS Bookstore
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/welcome.jsp
ODS is part of the Base SAS community
http://support.sas.com/rnd/base/index-ods-resources.html
Output Delivery System: The Basics, Lauren Hayworth,
also at the SAS Bookstore

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