Whenever a SAS program
executes a PROC step that produces printed output, SAS sends the output
to the procedure output file. Beginning with Version 7, SAS procedure
output is handled by the Output Delivery System (ODS), which enhances
your ability to manage procedure output. Procedures that fully support
ODS can
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combine the raw data that they
produce with one or more templates to produce one or more objects
that contain the formatted results.
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store a link to each output object
in the Results folder in the
Results window.
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(optional) generate HTML files
that contain the formatted results and links to those results, as
in a table of contents.
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(optional) generate data sets from
procedure output.
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provide a way to customize procedure
output by creating templates that you can use whenever you run your
procedure.
For more information
about ODS, see
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.