Chapter 1: Introduction

This book is a collection of tips for all levels of SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) users. It is split into categories, such as general ODS tips, tables, styles, and sections for popular ODS destinations. The sections can be read in any order you wish.

Each tip has a short description of what the tip does and why you would want to use it. It also shows the code and sample output, so you can simply cut-and-paste the code to try it out. The tips are independent, so the code for each tip can be executed on its own. This makes each tip an independent learning experience.

Although you may not use each and every tip in this book, you will surely find many techniques and tricks that you can use to enhance your ODS reports. Also, this book is not intended to be reference manual. It is a way to inspire new ideas in your reports. For full descriptions of the statements and options used in this book, you should refer to the SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System User’s Guide.