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hwilson
Calcite | Level 5

Looking for suggestions for a good book to use for a reference and learning Proc Report/Proc Tabluate and ODS.  Preferrable looking for something that I can use to help new team members become familiar with these tools in SAs.

 

Thank you!

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26

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Reeza
Super User

For PROC REPORT I would search LexJansen.com with Cynthia Zender's and/or Art Carpenter name and read some of those papers. 

Papers:

http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/forum2008/173-2008.pdf

https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings17/SAS0431-2017.pdf

http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings13/366-2013.pdf

 

Book:

https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/examples/the-sas-programmer-s-proc-report-handbook-basic-...

 

PROC TABULATE 

 

Papers:

http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/forum2008/173-2008.pdf

http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/sugi30/258-30.pdf

 

Book:

https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/examples/proc-tabulate-by-example-second-edition/prodBK_6...

 

 


@hwilson wrote:

Looking for suggestions for a good book to use for a reference and learning Proc Report/Proc Tabluate and ODS.  Preferrable looking for something that I can use to help new team members become familiar with these tools in SAs.

 

Thank you!


 

Cynthia_sas
SAS Super FREQ
Hi:
Thanks @Reeza for including me in Art's company.

In addition to those suggestions, our Report Writing 1 class covers REPORT, TABULATE and ODS: https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&crs=RPT1 and this class https://support.sas.com/edu/schedules.html?ctry=us&crs=SASXL covers using Excel-based ODS destinations and PROC EXPORT to get output into Excel.

Cynthia
Quentin
Super User

Agree with all the suggestions.  Since the question mentions ODS, wanted to add my ODS bible has been:

https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/examples/output-delivery-system-the-basics-and-beyond/pro...

 

Speaking of which, @Cynthia_sas, when I was at SGF I saw the book on display and said to the pubs folks "I love this book, do you know if there is any hope of a second edition?"  And they said "That's a great idea.  You should ask the authors."  So, any hope?

BASUG is hosting free webinars Next up: Jane Eslinger presenting PROC REPORT and the ODS EXCEL destination on Mar 27 at noon ET. Register now at the Boston Area SAS Users Group event page: https://www.basug.org/events.
Cynthia_sas
SAS Super FREQ
Hi,
Ha! That book was the second edition. Lauren wrote the first edition by herself. As for a 3rd edition, I don't know -- except for new screen shots, ODS PowerPoint and ODS Excel and a few other things, the basic information in that book is still good. It's something to consider.

Cynthia
TomKari
Onyx | Level 15

A couple of years ago, I took on a contract where I was going to have to format a report in excruciating detail, having had little experience doing this previously. I bought Art Carpenter's "Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS REPORT Procedure", and I thought it was absolutely wonderful. Hugely assisted me on my project.

 

Tom

Cynthia_sas
SAS Super FREQ
HI, I agree...Art's book is great! Lisa Fine's book is really good, too for the way she dives into the report construction from beginning to end. And, I am a fan of Jane Eslinger's books, too. Poor PROC TABULATE only has 1 book -- This one is by Lauren and Julie McKnight) and it is good too -- https://www.sas.com/store/books/categories/examples/proc-tabulate-by-example-second-edition/prodBK_6... (and a bunch of papers on www.lexjansen.com on TABULATE)

cynthia
hwilson
Calcite | Level 5

Thank you all so much for the recommendations!  I will look into these and see what we can order.

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