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a form, similar to a SAS data set, that contains the results (numbers and characters) of a DATA step or PROC step.

a SAS library member that consists of pieces of information that can be accessed independently. The contents of an item store are organized in a directory tree structure, which is similar to the directory structure that is used by UNIX System Services or Windows. For example, a value might be stored in and located by using a directory path (root_dir/sub_dir/value). The SAS registry, Sasuser.Templat, and Sashelp.Tmplmst are examples of item stores.

an item store that contains items that were created by the TEMPLATE procedure. Items that SAS provides are in the Sashelp.Tmplmst item store.

a designation that ODS uses to generate a specific type of output. For example, HTML, XML, LISTING, PostScript, RTF, and SAS data set are ODS destinations.

a hierarchy of output objects created by the DOCUMENT procedure. These output objects are unformatted and placed in a SAS item store.

a definition of how output should appear when it is formatted. An ODS template is stored as a compiled entry in a template store, which is also known as an item store. Common ODS template types include STATGRAPH, STYLE, CROSSTABS, TAGSET, and TABLE.

data component that is generated by a PROC or DATA step. It can also contain a table template that provides formatting instructions for the data.

a template that describes how to format the output for a tabular output object. A table template determines the order of table headers and footers, the order of columns, and the overall appearance of the output object. Each table template contains or references table elements.