Define the first sort order variable. In this report Manager is an order variable. PROC REPORT arranges the rows first by the value of Manager (because it is the first variable in the COLUMN statement). ORDER= specifies that values of Manager are arranged according to their formatted values. FORMAT= specifies the format to use for this variable. Text in quotation marks specifies the column headings.

   define manager / order
                    order=formatted
                    format=$mgrfmt.
                    'Manager'