Combine multiple PROC REPORT tables and report them on one page in a PDF.

[_Manhattan]

Hello,

I would like to generate a PDF document that includes two pieces of information. Firstly, information about a variable (e.g., label, coding, items), and secondly, frequency tables. The challenge I'm facing is that I have multiple variables or variable stems (e.g., Var1), and for each of these variables, I want to create multiple frequency tables (e.g., Var1a, Var1b, Var1c). The issue I'm encountering is that I don't know how to report the corresponding frequency tables on the same page as the variable information for the variable stem (e.g., Var1). In the example code below, a PDF with 3 pages is generated, with the frequency tables (Var1a, Var1b, and Var1c) distributed across the 3 pages. However, I would like to print the three tables on page 1 alongside their variable stem (Var1) information. Does anyone know how I could structure the data and change my code so that I can report several proc report tables on one page/attach these tables to the variable information of the variable stem?

/* Data for Variable Information*/
data VariableInfo;
  input Variable $ Beschriftung $ Kodierung $;
  datalines;
Var1 Variable 10
Var2 Variable 20
Var3 Variable 30
;

/* Data for frequencies */
data ExampleData;
  input ID Var1a Var1b Var1c;
  datalines;
1 10 20 1
2 15 25 0
3 20 30 1
4 10 20 1
5 15 25 0
6 20 30 1
;


/* Generate frequencies and save them as separate tables */
%macro GenerateFrequencyTables;
  %let varlist = Var1a Var1b Var1c;

  %do i = 1 %to %sysfunc(countw(&varlist));
    %let variable = %scan(&varlist, &i.);

    proc freq data=ExampleData;
      tables &variable / out=freqtable&variable;
    run;
  %end;
%mend GenerateFrequencyTables;
%GenerateFrequencyTables;

/* Macro for a pdf with Variable Info and frequency tables */
%macro ReportFrequencyTables;
  ods pdf file="yourpath\ExampleFrequencyTables.pdf"; 

  %let varlist = Var1a Var1b Var1c;
  %let vari = Var1 Var2 Var3;
  
  %do i = 1 %to %sysfunc(countw(&varlist));
  
    %let variable = %scan(&varlist, &i.);
    %let varinfo = %scan(&vari, &i.);
    
    ods pdf startpage=now;
  	ods layout start width=19cm height=28cm;
  	
    proc report data=VariableInfo;
    where Variable contains "&varinfo";
    run;

    proc report data=FreqTable&Variable;
    column &variable COUNT PERCENT;
    run;
 
   
ods layout end;
%end;

ods pdf close; 
 
%mend ReportFrequencyTables;
%ReportFrequencyTables;

In case you are wondering why I am producing the frequency tables outside my ReportFrequencyTables Macro: That is because I am using (have to use) a predefined macro for frequencies in my report. But if it there is a solution that depends on generating the frequencies inside the ReportFrequencyTables macro, I will check if that is possible.

Kind regards

[PaigeMiller]

Assuming these two tables will fit on one page of your PDF file, you can use the option STARTPAGE=NO

https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.5/odsug/n0mc4eolqoned0n16oy88mpj0e4g.htm#n0c86q...

[_Manhattan]

Thank you for your reply! Unfortunately, I do not understand from the documentation where to put the ods startpage statement to receive the wanted result. Could you help me out and modify the code?

[PaigeMiller]

It is not ODS STARTPAGE
It is an option that you put in the ODS PDF statement.