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Quick Results with the Output Delivery System

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book cover Quick Results with the Output Delivery System
By: Sunil Gupta
ISBN: 978-1-59047-163-0
Pages: 120


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Learn the basic concepts of the Output Delivery System (ODS) and apply ODS features to your SAS output quickly and effectively. This book discusses issues associated with defining and selecting output destinations, selecting output objects, and creating customized output files. Using step-by-step examples, you will learn the benefits of ODS and you will see immediate results in the output you produce. This book addresses the following topics:
  • Understanding the structure of ODS statements
  • Identifying ODS destinations
  • Routing output from several SAS procedures
  • Manipulating ODS objects
  • Writing to the ODS OUPUT destination
  • Working with ODS Destinations and objects
  • Enhancing reports with ODS styles.

About the Author

author photo Sunil has written and presented numerous papers at the Local, Regional and International SAS User Group Conferences on ODS including an invited paper in the Advanced Tutorial section of SUGI27 and SUGI26 titled: "Using Styles and Templates to Customize SAS ODS Output" and an invited paper in the Beginners Tutorial section of SUGI27 titled: "Quick Results with the Output Delivery System". He also developed and taught an ODS course titled: "Customized Reports with SAS Output Delivery System" at the Regional WUSS conference and at several large corporations.

Sunil has been working with ODS since it was introduced. His experience includes projects that use ODS for RTF file generation of SAS applications such as a Case Report Form Tracking Information System, which was essential for clinical data compliance.