You can name Microsoft Excel worksheets generated by the ExcelXP tagset using the SHEET_NAME= tagset option. Specifying the SHEET_NAME= option allows you to override the default naming convention. You can specify the sheet name using the syntax below.

ods tagsets.excelxp file="c:\temp\temp.xml" options(sheet_name="Testing");

proc print data=sashelp.class;
run;

ods tagsets.excelxp close;

The sheet names can also be dynamically generated based on the BY group. You can use the SHEET_INTERVAL="BYGROUP" tagset option to have each sheet named based on the BY group. This will prefix the BY-variable name and the "=" in front of the value on the tab. You can remove the information prefixed in front of the tab by also adding the SHEET_LABEL=" " option, which has a null value.

proc sort data=sashelp.class out=temp;
   by age;
run;

ods tagsets.excelxp file="c:\temp\temp.xml" 
    options(sheet_label=" " sheet_interval="bygroup");

proc print data=temp;
   by age;
run;

ods tagsets.excelxp close;

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