A macro program to end the pdf creates a standard data documentation page, and restores all original. It demonstrates how to create a userdefined style using sas proc template. However, not every program is improved by using macros. It also provides recommendations and code samples that are aligned with the accessibility standards. In fact, there is nothing preventing you from generating multiple outputs at one time. Macros allow you to substitute text in a program and to do many other things. A macro language function processes one or more arguments and produces a result. Sas products used include base sas, the sas macro language, and ods. You can use the sysodspath automatic macro variable to store the current ods path. Abstract the macro facility is an important feature of the sas language. Most likely this is due to the fact that ods document does not create output that you can view directly as with ods pdf and ods.
It includes useful tips and tricks of sas macro programming and outlines real world examples of automation with sas macros. I can get the regression output and accompanying graph fine. The preceding paragraph oversimplifies the sas output delivery system ods, but the truth is that ods is a powerful feature of sas. Macro functions include character functions, evaluation functions, and quoting functions. Finally, version 9 will offer some new options for the ods pdf destination, which will also be discussed.
This statement overrides the ods path statement for the duration of a proc template step. Just because im in the mood for it, heres a data step example. But, you have to shift from using ods html to using ods tagsets. Creating pdf reports that meet compliance standards in sas 9. Tips for using the ods excel destination sas users. Sas ods and the compatibility of proc report with ods document can be a very creative method of processing a large number of reports and graphs. If used properly, it can make programming easier and more fun. Sas stores output into an html file until meeting the ods html close statement.
The parameter in the first position is var, which represents the sas variables that appear in the var statement. With the introduction of sas ods layout, i decided to take. They are used by other sas programs without explicitly declaring them. The current process takes one person less than an hour to produce the reports and requires minimal proofreading due to automatic generation of the report tables. Finally, version 9 will offer some new options for the ods pdf destination. Do you call the macro five times, specifying the site number that should be.
Ods document, a practical example ruurd bennink, ocs consulting b. Word output and sas ods pdf output to files through a stepbystep procedure with examples. Ods dataset of pvalues here i analyze the output of a sas program using a second sas program. Nov 17, 2009 learn sas programming, sas slides, sas tutorials, sas certification, sas sample code, sas macro examples,sas video tutorials, sas ebooks, sas tutorials, sas ti slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. It is mostly used to format the output data of a sas program to nice reports which are good to look at and understand. Conclusion and references the options described here provide a basic overview of the capability of ods. Ods pdf puts pagebreaks between output from different procedures by default, so a proc wrapped in a macro loop should handle that part just fine. Sas ods output delivery systems a complete guide dataflair. Proc lifetestproc lifetest estimation of survival probabilitiesestimation of survival probabilities confidence intervals and bands, meanlifemedianlifemean life, median life basic plots estimates of hazards, log survival, etc. Please refer to the sas ods manuals, papers by other authors, and the online sas help documents to learn more about ods. Sas macros sas macro is used to automate the repetitive tasks i. Creating an output data set from an ods table the ods output statement creates sas data sets from ods tables. In this example, the macro prnt generates a proc print step. Excellent ways of exporting sas data to excel ralph winters alydon technical services, inc.
It discusses reasons for the use of ods rtf instead of ods pdf. The section also shows examples of creating and configuring ods. Have you ever tried to view an rtf document on an ipad or iphone. Ods, or output delivery system, is a method within sas of controlling the output from sas procedures.
Sas ods output delivery systems a complete guide by dataflair team updated may 23, 2019 in this article, our major focus will be to understand what is sas ods output delivery system and on the creation of various types of output files. Examples include using the column option to divide the output into multiple. Getting started with, and getting the most out of, sas ods pdf. One of the columns uses format option where the format obtained from a dataset having a column with the text as below. I have a program that i need to run multiple times to produce reports for multiple school districts using ods pdf. For example, excel xml does not support images, so sas graph and ods graphics do not work with ods tagsets. Mastering this facility will enable the novice user to become an accomplished programmer. Listing is open by default ods graphics is not enabled the default style is listing sas 9. This is done by using the ods statement available in sas. One of the more recent destinations, ods excel, became production in the third maintenance release for sas 9. Introduction as part of the printer family of output delivery system ods destinations, ods pdf is designed to produce high quality printed output from the sas system. To help you learn how to define your own macros, this section presents a few examples you can model your own macros after.
Using ods pdf, style templates, inline styles, and proc. Im trying to implement a jackknife approach in a glm analysis. Tips and tricks for the ods pdf destination pete lund, looking glass analytics, olympia, wa abstract were not too far removed from the days when presentationready sas output meant lots of cutting and pasting or retyping. How can i generate pdf and html files for my sas output. Using ods pdf, style templates, inline styles, and proc report. The first ods statement specifies html as a destination and provides a file reference. Cohen astrazeneca lp abstract the sas macro language is another language that rests on top of regular sas code. Though sas ods output delivery system does support creation of pdf output, there are several. How to write ods latex template sas support communities. Common examples are terminating a program when some condition is met or capturing the runtime value of a variable in the program log. Ods layout absolute is supported only for printer destinations pdf, ps, and pcl.
If no options statement is used to explicitly set the margins, the margin settings are retrieved from the sas. How to reference a macro variable in ods rtf text sas. Proc sql can create sas macro variables that contains values from a query result. An ods document, together with the document procedure, comprises a facility that enables you to store ods output and reprint it at a later time. The ods pdf statement is part of the ods printer family of statements. The output from a sas program can be converted to more user friendly forms like. This same technique works for all ods destinations for example, pdf, rtf, tagsets. Ods pdf is the most popular of the ods printer family of destinations, which also includes ods pcl and ods ps postscript. Couple that with the styling capabilities of sas procedures and other ods statements and you are well on your way to creating your own absolutely fabulous report. This is an ideal case for use of macro rather than typing copy pasting same statements. All the examples shown here are copied directly from production code the only exception being some macro variable references have been resolved to show. Explains how to work with the document procedure, which is designed to store your sas procedure output for replay at a later time without having to rerun your original sas selection from proc document by example using sas book. A sas program can contain any number of macros, and you can invoke a macro any number of times in a single program.
It also describes how to customize a style template and how to specify a default style for your output. I actually mocked up some fake summarized data for this question and came up with this using proc report and ods rtf. For information about the sysodspath macro variable, see sas macro language. Sasmacr as the catalog to store compiled macro programs. Is it possible to include submitted syntax or even output of log file when ods into a pdf using sas. May 23, 2019 sas ods output delivery systems a complete guide by dataflair team updated may 23, 2019 in this article, our major focus will be to understand what is sas ods output delivery system and on the creation of various types of output files. In sas enterprise guide, select solutions accessories registry editor. If the orientation of a pdf document is changed after the pdf destination is opened and before the pdf destination is closed, any setting for margins is taken from the options statement in place before the ods pdf file statement. All of the examples in this paper will be left generic as to target. Creating statistical graphics with ods in sas software. The macro language functions are listed in the following table. For complete information about ods styles, see the sas output delivery system. The following output shows the bookmark list in the pdf file. You can use ods to send sas tables and graphics to various output destinations, including html, pdf, rtf, and powerpoint.
Ods stands for output delivery system, which is a system for producing sas output in a variety of formats such as html, pdf, xml, latex, as well as many others. The first example makes one sheet for every by group. Sql stands for structured query language and is a standardized database language. These two macros use different techniques to step through singlebyte characters that are passed to the macro. Pearl, the new default style for ods pdf and ods printer, is designed with a.
After you define your macro, you need to i nvoke it when you want to use it. I put ods latex statements in the code too, but i dont have an application to render the latex files and i dont do command lines any more. It is mostly used to format the output data of a sas program to nice. The question is just what proc produces the report you want elegantly. Macro is a group of sas statements that is identified by a name and to use it in program anywhere, we can reference it with that name. The pdf destination is, however, a unique member of this family. However, ods document is a handy tool for the creation of a single pdf. An introduction to sas macros 10 the sas macro language a second sas programming language for string manipulation. The second example puts all 3 tables on 1 worksheet and uses the page dimension instead of by group processing. Tips for working with color names, formats, macros, ods. As a project grows, the ods document facility provides you with a method to conveniently store sas procedure output, graphs, and data sets all in one location, the ods document. Now, the ods pdf destination enables you to produce high quality output the first time. I am trying to create a pdf file using ods pdf containing proc report. This proc report is within a macro having 2 parameters for different employee.
This paper shows how proc logistic, ods output and sas macros can be used to proactively identify structures in the input data that may affect the stability of logistic regression models and allow for. For example, if you are creating a report that will be viewed only online, then specifying colors using the rgb naming scheme or the sas color names defined in the registry might produce better results. Just like car manufacturers, the ods developers have improved the look and feel of the pdf destination in sas 9. The parameter in the second position is sum, which represents the sas variables that appear in the sum statement. Graphs using ods graphicsgraphs using ods graphics decide on output file type pdf, html, rtfdecide on output file type pdf, html, rtf ods pdf fileex1. This ods region statement is inserted between the ods layout absolute statement and the ods layout end statement. Sas has many macro statements which are inbuilt in the sas programming language. Dec 22, 2015 sas macros are useful when we want to execute same set of sas statements again and again. Sas tutorial for beginners to advanced practical guide.
Sas macros for faster data manipulation complete tutorial. The sas output delivery system provides the ability to generate output in various destination formats for example, html, pdf, and excel. Colors both with and without the color in the cell background. Using macro variable in ods sas support communities. This statement opens, manages, or closes the pdf destination,which produces pdf output, a form of output that is read by adobe acrobat and other applications. Another way of creating macro variables is through proc sql. Hi there, im new at using sas so maybe my problem is easy to solve.
A message appears in the sas log indicating that the sg annotation macros are available. You can control the style and attributes of the output, thus creating a customized report. In the following example we create a macro variable called w55, which contains the number of students whose writing. Jan 09, 2017 the preceding paragraph oversimplifies the sas output delivery system ods, but the truth is that ods is a powerful feature of sas.
I limited by by groups to 3 just to keep it simple. Ods began with version 8 and is now in production in version 9. Import all csv files that exist within a directory tree level 3. As you read and work through the examples in this paper, please be aware that the ods destination for excel did not become production until the third maintenance release of sas 9. In the following example, the genmod procedure is invoked to perform poisson regression and part of the resulting procedure output is written to a sas data set. A simple and practical approach to the sas macro facility michael g. You can sandwich the code between ods pdf file and ods pdf close. See appendix a for examples of the different styles using proc tabulate. For example, if you specify test as dataset and you create three data sets, then ods names the first data set test. Where you place the code determines if you get a single or multiple files. In the following report step, an excel spreadsheet is created that shows the list of available colors that are stored in work. Each of the colornaming schemes has its advantages and disadvantages based on how the output is used.
Only the most commonly used styles, style elements, and style changes are discussed here. Do this by adding a percent sign in front of the macroname like this. Creating excel output with multiple work sheets duration. Using the % macro statement with positional parameters. If a list of color names is stored in a sas data set, those colors can be displayed using proc report. And thirdparty applications do not support the intermediate formats well, if at all. Macrotext represents the sas statements that you want in your macro. How can i store sas output in html, pdf, ps, or rtf format. To store output as pdf, rtf, or ps files, simply change the destination in the first and last lines to. The %sganno macro must be run before any other sg annotation macros are used in a sas session. Sass output delivery system ods can be used to produce output in a wide variety of formats. The report procedure and ods desgination for microsoft excel. The following sample program identifies the basic elements of an annotation program. We will finish this tip with a code sample that demonstrates the ods sandwich technique using multiple destinations.
This destination enables you to generate native microsoft excel formatted files, and. However, many alternative solutions exist and this paper will survey the best of them. Ods document, a practical example sas proceedings and. You can use all macro functions in both macro definitions and open code. The additional data sets are named test1 and test2. Place the ods layout start code after the ods pdf statement.