Using a wealth of easy-to-follow examples, this timesaving book demonstrates the many different styles of reports that are available and the SAS tools used to generate them. Examples enable more experienced programmers to quickly grasp new techniques, while margin notes and additional discussions provide novice users with the details they need for effective learning.

Table of ContentsChapter 1 Tips and TricksChapter 2 Getting the Bugs OutChapter 3 Report-Writing ApplicationsChapter 4 Propagating DocumentationChapter 5 A Stepwise Approach to Using PROC TABULATEChapter 6 Creating Customized Reports Using the DATA_NULL_StepChapter 7 Creating Customized Reports Using Screen Control LanguageChapter 8 PROC TABULATE in Simple TermsChapter 9 Character-Based Graphics: New Uses for Old TechnologiesChapter 10 Using a Word-Wrap Macro on Long Text VariablesChapter 11 Five Nifty Reports Using PROC SQL Views in the SASHELP LibraryChapter 12 Computing Average Run Lengths for Various Control Charts Using SAS SoftwareChapter 13 How to Automate Table Typesetting of SAS Output in Microsoft WordChapter 14 Reporting and SAS Tool SelectionChapter 15 Producing Multiple Reports from Typical Survey DataChapter 16 Online Report Generation Using SAS Display ManagerChapter 17 Exceptions Reports for Zero ObservationsChapter 18 Harnessing SAS Macro Power and Flexibility: Applications in Reporting and Graphics

PROC REPORT by Example: Techniques for Building Professional Reports Using SAS provides real-world examples using PROC REPORT to create a wide variety of professional reports. Written from the point of view of the programmer who produces the reports, this book explains and illustrates creative techniques used to achieve the desired results. Each chapter focuses on a different concrete example, shows an image of the final report, and then takes you through the process of creating that report. You will be able to break each report down to find out how it was produced, including any data manipulation you have to do. The book clarifies solutions to common, everyday programming challenges and typical daily tasks that programmers encounter. For example: obtaining desired report formats using style templates supplied by SAS and PROC TEMPLATE, PROC REPORT STYLE options, and COMPUTE block features employing different usage options (DISPLAY, ORDER, GROUP, ANALYSIS, COMPUTED) to create a variety of detail and summary reports using BREAK statements and COMPUTE blocks to summarize and report key findings producing reports in various Output Delivery System (ODS) destinations including RTF, PDF, XML, TAGSETS.RTF embedding images in a report and combining graphical and tabular data with SAS 9.2 and beyond Applicable to SAS users from all disciplines, the real-life scenarios will help elevate your reporting skills learned from other books to the next level. With PROC REPORT by Example: Techniques for Building Professional Reports Using SAS, what seemed complex will become a matter of practice. This book is part of the SAS Press program.

The SAS Guide to Report Writing: Examples provides solutions for common report writing tasks. You can save programming hours by using these SAS programs as they are or as a model for developing your own reports.