Define the sort order variables. The values of all variables with the ORDER option in the DEFINE statement determine the order of the rows in the report. In this report, PROC REPORT arranges the rows first by the value of Manager (because it is the first variable in the COLUMN statement) and then by the values of Department.

ORDER= specifies the sort order for a variable. This report arranges the rows according to the formatted values of Manager and the internal values of Department (np1, np2, p1, and p2). FORMAT= specifies the formats to use in the report.

   define manager / order order=formatted format=$mgrfmt.;
   define department / order order=internal format=$deptfmt.;