ODS gives
you the flexibility to generate, format, and reproduce SAS procedure
and DATA step output. You can use ODS to accomplish the following
tasks:
Create reports for popular software applications.
With ODS, you can use
ODS destination statements to create output specifically for software
other than SAS and make that output easy to access. For example, you
can use the ODS PDF statement to create PDF files for viewing with
Adobe Acrobat or for printing. You can use the ODS HTML statement
to create output for the Web. The ODS RTF statement creates output
for Microsoft Word.
For complete
documentation on the ODS destination statements, see Dictionary of ODS Language Statements in SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
Customize the report contents.
ODS enables you to
modify the contents of your output. With ODS, you can embed graphics,
select specific cell contents to display, and create embedded links
in tables and graphs. You can select specific tables or graphs from
procedure output to print or you can exclude them. You can create
SAS data sets directly from tables or graphics.
Customize the presentation.
ODS enables you to
change the appearance of your output. You can change the colors, fonts,
and borders of your output. You can customize the layout, format,
headers, and style. You can add images and embedded URLs.