PROC REPORT NOTE: Groups are not created. . .

[doctortimi]

Hello SAS Community,

I just started working with proc report this week and I'm having a hard time creating a report. My study is a descriptive comparison of various factors between 2 groups. I already have a dataset with all my descriptive stats created. However, when I run my proc report code, I get this message "NOTE: Groups are not created because the usage of levels is DISPLAY. To avoid this note, change all
GROUP variables to ORDER variables." and my report is partially displayed.

This is my code:

proc report data = report_data nowd

column groupnr indexvar variable levels (Casepct Controlpct pvalue);
define groupnr /order noprint;
define indexvar / order noprint;
define variable /"Characteristics" group;
define levels / " " ;
define Casepct / "Group A" ;
define Controlpct / "Group B";
define pvalue / "P-value" group format = pvalue6.4;
compute before groupnr;
line ' ';
endcomp;
run;

This is what I want my report to look like (screenshot attached above).

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

[Tom]

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[doctortimi]

Noted. Thank you.

[Reeza]

Ok, so what are you getting and what does the log show? Which part isn't working, and what does your input look like? Can you replicate the whole process by using SAShelp.heart?

[doctortimi]

Hi Reeza,

Thank you for replying. My report is actually displaying only the results of my continuous variables. I tried the same code with the sashelp.heart dataset and it's the same output I get in proc report.

I'm attaching my sashelp input dataset and proc report code. For this test data, I am comparing a few variables between Dead/Alive groups.

proc report data = report_data nowd;

	column groupnr indexvar variable levels (Case__n_pct Control__n_pct 
        pvalue);
	define groupnr /order noprint;
	define indexvar / order noprint;
	define variable /"Characteristics" group;
	define levels / " " style(column) = {cellwidth = 1.25in};
	define Case__n_pct / "Dead";
	define Control__n_pct / "Alive";
	define pvalue / "P-value" group format = pvalue6.4;
	compute before groupnr;
 	line ' ';
	endcomp;
run; 

[doctortimi]

Hi Reeza,

I figured it out. There was an error in my code.

Thank you!

[Reeza]

Glad you figured it out. I would suggest posting your revised code for other and marking that as the answer so this thread can be closed 🙂

[doctortimi · Accepted solution]

Attached is the updated code. I had used a different variable in my input dataset to define the 2 groups and p-values.

proc report data = report_data nowd;

	column groupnr indexvar variable levels (Case__n_percent Control__n_percent
        prob);
	define groupnr /order noprint;
	define indexvar / order noprint;
	define variable /"Characteristics" group;
	define levels / " " style(column) = {cellwidth = 1.25in};
	define Case__n_percent / "Dead";
	define Control__n_percent/ "Alive";
	define prob/ "P-value" group format = pvalue6.4;
	compute before groupnr;
 	line ' ';
	endcomp;
run; 

Thank you, Reeza!

[Tom]

If you COLUMN statement as VAR1 VAR2 ... and you define VAR2 as GROUP, then VAR1 must be GROUP also.