GROUP and ACROSS variables in PROC REPORT are ordered by their formatted values by default. If no format is applied, the BEST12. format is used. Alternatives to the default can be specified in the ORDER= option in the DEFINE statements in PROC REPORT. When none of the alternatives provide the desired order, you can create a customized order by doing the following:

1. Create a format with PROC FORMAT and specify the NOTSORTED option.
2. Add the ORDER=DATA, FORMAT=, and PRELOADFMT options to the DEFINE statement in PROC REPORT.

The sample code on the Full Code tab illustrates this.

Please note that the PRELOADFMT option applies only to GROUP and ACROSS variables.

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GROUP and ACROSS variables in PROC REPORT are ordered by their formatted values by default. If no format is applied, the BEST12. format is used. Alternatives to the default can be specified in the ORDER= option in the DEFINE statements in PROC REPORT. When none of the alternatives provide the desired order, you can create a customized order by doing the following:

1. Create a format with PROC FORMAT and specify the NOTSORTED option.
2. Add the ORDER=DATA, FORMAT=, and PRELOADFMT options to the DEFINE statement in PROC REPORT.

Please note that the PRELOADFMT option applies only to GROUP and ACROSS variables.

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data sample;
   input category;
   datalines;
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
;
run;

/* Specify the NOTSORTED option when creating the format. */
proc format;
   value myyn (notsorted) 
      1 = 'Yes'
      2 = 'No'
      0 = 'Unknown';
run;

/* Specify GROUP or ACROSS usage, FORMAT=, PRELOAFMT, and ORDER= options. */
title 'Group variable';
proc report data=sample nowd;
   column category n;
   define category / group format=myyn. preloadfmt order=data;
run;

title 'Across variable';
proc report data=sample nowd;
   column category, n;
   define category / across format=myyn. preloadfmt order=data;
run;

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Group variable                                                                                                                                                                                                       10:46 Monday, January 23, 2012   7

    category          n
     Yes              4
     No               3
     Unknown          1

Across variable                                                                                                                                                                                                      10:46 Monday, January 23, 2012   8

          category
     Yes         No    Unknown
       n          n          n
       4          3          1

This sample illustrates how to customize the order of GROUP or ACROSS variable values in PROC REPORT.

Type:

Sample

Date Modified:	2012-02-10 08:47:33
Date Created:	2012-01-23 11:05:12

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