How do I add a caption with proc tabulate and ODS PDF

[lstockman]

Hello,

I'd like to add a caption under the table that results from this statement. A footnote is too far down the page. Thanks for any suggestions!

ODS PDF file="&savepathrep.\Table_1994_2017_&val._&filedate..pdf" 
STYLE=styles.analysis;

proc tabulate data=have missing classdata=dummy.dummyyr;
where lhj="&val";
class count vitalstat year;
table year*f=comma8.0 all*f=comma8.0, count*f=comma8.0 vitalstat*f=comma8.0 /misstext='0' printmiss box="&val";
label 	year='Year of Report'
		count='Confirmed Cases'
		vitalstat='Vital Status';
keylabel all='Total 1994-2017'; 
Title 'Title of Table Here';
run;

ODS PDF close;

[ballardw · Accepted solution]

I think that you want to use the Style=[Posttext=''] in the table options

proc tabulate data=have missing classdata=dummy.dummyyr;
where lhj="&val";
class count vitalstat year;
table year*f=comma8.0 all*f=comma8.0, 
      count*f=comma8.0 vitalstat*f=comma8.0 
      /misstext='0' printmiss box="&val"
       style=[Posttext='Title of Table Here']
;
label 	year='Year of Report'
		count='Confirmed Cases'
		vitalstat='Vital Status';
keylabel all='Total 1994-2017'; 
run;

Each table in Proc Tabulate can have both PRETEXT and POSTTEXT. I find the PRETEXT handy to place "titles" immediately above a table when generating multiple tables. The weakness is that I haven't been able, yet, to have as much appearance control as a TITLE statement offers.

[lstockman]

Thanks! That works.

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
You could try ODS PDF TEXT but you'll also have to use STARTPAGE=NO option in your ODS PDF statement. or you could switch to PROC REPORT and do a COMPUTE block.

With ODS TEXT, you have to apply style overrides to alter the formatting.

I wouldn't use the ANALYSIS style because the background of the whole page is sort of creamy off-white color -- but that's a color preference. Otherwise, something like the above example should work. Since you didn't provide any data, I just used SASHELP.CLASS.

Cynthia

[lstockman]

Thanks! This works too but for some reason the table appears twice before it adds the caption at the bottom. I'll look into it a bit.

[lstockman]

fixed it - great solution, thanks.