PROC REPORT - layout and titles

[mmea]

Hi. I have this code for a proc report:

ods pdf notoc file="F:\TEST.pdf" ;
options orientation=landscape;

TITLE1 j=l color=STEEL bold 'XXXXX' ;
TITLE2 j=l color=black bold  'XXXXX';
options mprint;
proc format;
    /*value pctf .='N/A' waittime percentn10.  low-<0.1= 0.1-high=waittime format=percentn10.*/;
    value colorf .=white low-<0.1=Firebrick 0.1-high=lightblue;
run;

%macro many_col;
    proc sql noprint;
        select count(distinct dato) into :ncols from pdf1;
    quit;
    %put &=ncols;
	proc report data=pdf1 style(header) = {background = lightgray color = black};
	    columns region place metode dato,waittime ;
	    define Region/group style(header) = {background = lightgray color = black font_weight=bold font_face=calibri } style(column) = {background = lightgray color = black font_weight=bold font_face=calibri Cellwidth=70};
	    define place /group style(header) = {background = lightgray color = black font_weight=bold font_face=calibri} style(column) = {background = lightgray color = black font_face=calibri };
		define metode/group '' style(header) = {background = lightgray color = black font_weight=bold font_face=calibri} style(column) = {background = lightgray color = black font_face=calibri};
	    define dato/across order=internal format= ddmmyyd10. style(header) = {background = lightgray color = black font_weight=bold font_face=calibri};
	    define waittime /sum format=percentn10./*format=pctf5. */'';
	    compute waittime ;
	          %do i=1 %to &ncols;
	               call define("_c%eval(&i+3)_",'style','style={background=colorf. color=black font_face=calibri font_weight=bold}');
	          %end;
	      endcompute;
		
	run;
%mend;

%many_col

ods pdf close;

My report shows titles in all pages, but I only need it on the first page - how can I do so?

Second question: My report comes out very long because a have a set of dates across the table in the output which do not fit in PDF on a single page or two - I tried to correct the cellwidth on the other group variables, but if I change to cellwidth=20, then it will look good in the result window - but come out messy in the PDF.

Is there any tips and tricks to make the final output prettier?

[PhilC]

Have you worked with PROC ODSTEXT?

I don't know if you might tweak the font size/style to your liking...

/*TITLE1 j=l color=STEEL bold 'XXXXX' ;*/
/*TITLE2 j=l color=black bold  'XXXXX';*/
proc odstext;
  p 'XXXXX' /style=[color=steel font_weight=bold fontsize=16pt];
  p 'XXXXX' /style=[color=black                  fontsize=14pt];
run;

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi,

  One way to keep using the SAS TITLE statement and only having titles on the first page is to use OBS= and FIRSTOBS= - -as shown with SASHELP.CARS:

This paper talks about how to make wide output fit in the PDF destination. You can change font, cellpadding and other attributes to make output fit better: https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings14/SAS038-2014.pdf

  Hope this helps,

Cynthia

[mmea]

Hi is it possible to get titles on the first page only and on another specific page also?

so the title should appear two times in the report?

I have 2 different proc reports that I outout in 1 PDF, and on the first page I want a title as you showed - it worked, but then I want a title when the second report starts

is that possible

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
If you look at the code example in my picture, I have a null TITLE statement:
TITLE;
which "blanks out" all of the current titles. If you want to change the title between reports or when the next report starts, you'd just need to use a title statement immediately before the steps where you want a title. My example showed how to get a title on page 1, but then no title on page 2 and subsequent pages by using 2 PROC REPORT steps: 1 step for the first page, with a title and 1 step for the rest of the report using FIRSTOBS= and OBS= to control where the second page started. If you will be having another report after this, then just use a new TITLE statement before THAT report step.
Cynthia