It gets even more interesting. The following code gives no errors and will use the last specification. [pre] ods pdf file='yadayada.pdf'; ods pdf columns=2 author='lex1' keywords='great report1 '; ** proc report 1; ods pdf columns=1; ** proc report 2; ods pdf columns=2 author='lex3' keywords='great report3 '; ** proc report 3; ods pdf close; [/pre] And I can even do this (without errors or warnings): [pre] ods pdf file='yadayada.pdf'; ods pdf columns=2'; ** proc report 1; ods pdf columns=1; ** proc report 2; ods pdf columns=2 author='lex3' keywords='great report3 '; ** proc report 3; ods pdf close; [/pre] or this: [pre] ods pdf file='yadayada.pdf'; ods pdf columns=2'; ** proc report 1; ods pdf columns=1; ** proc report 2; ods pdf columns=2; ** proc report 3; ods pdf author='lex3' keywords='great report3'; ods pdf close; [/pre] In both last cases I get the metadata. So, I think I have it solved. I will issues the metadata before I close the PDF destination. Have a great holiday! ... View more

No, did not work. I get errors like: WARNING: The KEYWORDS option was specified but the destination was already open. This option can only be specified when initializing the destination; the new value will be ignored. WARNING: The AUTHOR option was specified but the destination was already open. This option can only be specified when initializing the destination; the new value will be ignored. BUT .... I still have the metadata in my document ('lex1' and 'great report 1') If I use the following code, I will lose my metadata: [pre] ods pdf file='yadayada.pdf'; ods pdf columns=2 author='lex1' keywords='great report1 '; ** proc report 1; ods pdf columns=1; ** proc report 2; ods pdf columns=2; ** proc report 3; ods pdf close; [/pre] Seems like bug to me .... ... View more

Cynthia, Thanks, that worked. My only problem is now that I have several PROC REPORTs going into the same PDF file and I have to change the COLUMNS between different PROC REPORTS. Btw: the AUTHORS and KEYWORDS options can only be used when initializing a destination. Right? Lex ... View more

I suggest you study the following sites: For SDTM: http://www.cdisc.org/models/sdtm/v1.1/index.html For ADaM: http://www.cdisc.org/models/adam/V2.0/index.html Once you have studied the documents on these sites, maybe you can post a more specific question. Lex Jansen ... View more

In the "Guidance for Industry Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format — Human Pharmaceutical Product Applications and Related Submissions Using the eCTD Specifications" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration; http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/7087rev.pdf) in the File Formats section, these are the formats mentioned: - PDF for reports and forms - SAS XPORT (version 5) transport files (XPT) for datasets - ASCII text files (e.g., SAS program files, NONMEM control files) using txt for the file extension - XML for documents, data, and document information files - Stylesheets (XSL) and document type definition (DTD) for the XML document information files - Microsoft Word for draft labeling (because Microsoft Word can change, check our Web site for the current version) Hope this helps, Lex Jansen ... View more

To add: I do not know how many output objects I will have per observation, so to be able to link to the first object of an observation I need hardcoded anchors, not just the root name. Lex ... View more

Thanks, David. I knew the ANCHOR statement, but can I use it within the data step ? Say, I create 3 tables within the ODS Data Step Object per observation, can I create achors like: ANCH_OBS1_TAB1, ANCH_OBS1_TAB2, ANCH_OBS1_TAB3, ANCH_OBS2_TAB1, ... Or even, just one per observation: ANCH_OBS1, ANCH_OBS2, ... I guess the question is really if I can create anchors data driven. Thanks, Lex ... View more

Is there a way to control the name of the ANCHORS being created in the ODS PDF data Step Object ? Thanks, Lex ... View more

Dan, Thanks. For now I think I will be able to work around it by using ODS PS BOOKMARK and then post-processing the postscript file before I send it to Distiller. I'm already doing this to better control other bookmarks. Lex ... View more

Cynthia, Thanks for the extensive reply. I had been thinking about using ODS PRINTER and then post-processing the postscript file before sending it to Distiller. I presented a paper in 1999 (PRE-ODS days!) titled: "Creating PDF documents including links, bookmarks and a Table of Contents with the SAS®software" (http://www.lexjansen.com/seugi) I used PDFMARK operators in it, so I might go that route. What I find out might be good stuff for a new paper! Cheers, Lex ... View more

I would contact either your local SAS installation support or contact SAS Support. ... View more

Most likely you do not have the SAS/STAT module licensed. Run the following code to see your licensed modules: PROC SETINT; RUN; Hope this helps, Lex Jansen ... View more