Proc du Jour:

PROC REPORT

Winfried Jakob, SAS Administrator

Canadian Institute for Health Information
Agenda
• Introduction
• What Can I Do with PROC REPORT?
• Some PROC REPORT Basics
• Examples
• How Can I Get Started?
Introduction
• PROC REPORT combines features of
– PROC PRINT
– PROC FREQ
– PROC MEANS/SUMMARY
– PROC TABULATE
– DATA step
Introduction
• PROC REPORT can produce a wide variety of
reports, and they can be nicely formatted, too
Introduction
• PROC REPORT can be used:
– With its own windowing environment (WYSIWYG)
– or simply by submitting code
What Can I Do with PROC REPORT?

• Detail reports
– One report line for every observation
– With or without summary lines
– Summary lines can be customized
What Can I Do with PROC REPORT?

• Summary reports
– Group totals
– Grand totals
– Group total or Grand total lines can be customized
What Can I Do with PROC REPORT?

• Highly customized reports

– Reports with trafficlighting
– Reports with imbedded hyperlinks
– Reports with imbedded graphics or images
PROC REPORT Basics
• To bring up the interactive REPORT window:

proc report data=rptdata.houses;

run ;
Report in REPORT window:
PROC REPORT Basics
• To create a report in the Output window:

proc report data=rptdata.houses nowd headline;

run ;
Report in Output window:
PROC REPORT Basics
• To create a report in HTML:

ods HTML file=“HOUSES Detail Report.htm”;

proc report data=rptdata.houses nowd;

run ;

ods HTML close;

• Similarly: RTF and PDF

PROC REPORT Basics
• To sort the rows: ORDER

proc report data=rptdata.houses headline nowd;

column style sqfeet bedrooms baths price;
define style / order ;
run ;
 PROC REPORT Basics: Mixed Report
proc report data=rptdata.houses nowd headline;
column style bedrooms price new_price;
define style / order ;
define bedrooms / sum width=12 spacing=0 right;
define price / sum width=14 spacing=0 right;
define new_price / computed "New price"
format=dollar12.
width=12 spacing=0 right ;

compute new_price;
new_price = price.sum * 1.1;
endcomp;

break after style / ol skip summarize;

rbreak after / dol dul summarize;

run;
PROC REPORT Basics: Summary Report
proc report data=rptdata.houses ... nowd;
column style bedrooms price
price=min_price price=max_price price=avg_price;

define style / group format=$8. ... ;

define bedrooms / sum format=best9. ... ;
define price / sum format=dollar12. ... ;
define min_price / min format=dollar12. ... "Minimum price";
define max_price / max format=dollar12. ... "Maximum price";
define avg_price / mean format=dollar12. ..."Average price";

break after style / skip;

rbreak after / dol dul summarize;

run;
Examples
Example: Percentage Calculations

RTF PDF
Example: Sales Summary with Styles
Example: Superscripts
Example: Customized Report Break
Examples: Trafficlighting
How Can I Get Started?
Free Introduction:
SUGI 30 Paper 259 by Ben Cochran:
A Gentle Introduction to the Powerful REPORT Procedure
http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi30/259-30.pdf

From SAS Publishing – the Crown Jewel:

Art Carpenter:
Carpenter’s Complete Guide to the
SAS Report Procedure
http://support.sas.com/publishing/

ISBN: 978-1-59994-195-0
 PROC REPORT:
THOSE WHO LIKE IT,
LIKE IT A LOT
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About the presenter
Winfried Jakob
SAS Administrator

Canadian Institute for

Health Information

495 Richmond Road, Suite 600

Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4H6
Canada

Phone: +1 (613) 694-6993

Fax: +1 (613) 241-8120
Email: wjakob@cihi.ca

http://www.cihi.ca