Getting Started with the Output Delivery System

Role

Business Analyst

Duration

1 day

Description

This course focuses on producing basic listing output and RTF, PDF, and HTML output from SAS data using ODS with the DATA step and SAS procedures. The course also covers how to produce output data sets. Creating new ODS styles and storing ODS style templates are discussed. You also learn the specific style options that are available with several procedures, including PROC TABULATE and PROC REPORT.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should: Submit SAS programs on your operating system. Understand how to access SAS files and identify external files (using fully qualified path names, as in the FILENAME statement.) Be able to create SAS output. Be able to use the basic features of base SAS procedures. You can gain this by completing the SAS Essentials: An Introduction to SAS Programming course.

SAS Modules Used

Base SAS

Course Topics

ODS Basics:

• Understanding the components and basic terminology
• Viewing and identifying output objects
• Selecting output objects

Routing Procedure Output to Destinations:

• Using the default ODS listing destination
• Creating RTF files, Creating PDF files
• Creating HTML files
• Using ODS PRINTER (self-study)

Using the Output Destination:

• Creating output data sets with ODS
• Using selections to create output data sets

Enhancing Reports Using ODS:

• Changing the styles of reports, titles, and footnotes
• Creating HTML navigation aids
• Changing the table definition.

Working with Styles:

• Creating and modifying a cascading style sheet for HTML files
• Creating a style with the TEMPLATE procedure
• Using ODS template stores.

Using ODS with the DATA Step:

• Accessing ODS from a DATA step program

Using the STYLE= Option (Appendix):

• Using the STYLE= option with the PRINT procedure
• Using the STYLE= option with the TABULATE procedure
• Using the STYLE= option with the REPORT procedure

Creating Graphics with ODS (Appendix):

• Creating graphics output.

Objectives

After attending this course you will be able to: Produce basic listing output and RTF, PDF, and HTML output from SAS data using ODS with the DATA step and SAS procedures. Specifically you will be able to: Produce output data sets; create and store ODS style templates; apply specific style options that are available with several procedures, including PROC, TABULATE, and PROC REPORT.