The Output Delivery System (ODS) is a method of delivering
output in a variety of formats and making these formats easy to access.
ODS provides templates that define the structure of the output from
DATA steps and from PROC steps. The DATA step enables you to use the
ODS option in a FILE statement and in a PUT statement.
ODS combines raw data
with one or more templates to produce several types of output called
output objects. Output objects are sent to destinations such as the
LISTING destination, the PRINTER destination, or the HTML destination.
For more
information, see Routing and Customizing SAS Output. For complete information about ODS,
see the
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.