Macro sas pdf report

It covers topics on proc sql, sas macros, advanced data manipulation case studies. We also demonstrate the cons truction of such a macro using a concrete example. It consists of a string of keywords, sas names, and special characters and operators, and it ends in a semicolon. Using this technique combined with the sas macro facility, we have programmed several generalized sas macros that produce standard reports used in clinical. Using ods pdf, style templates, inline styles, and proc. Dec 05, 2019 the %do statement designates the beginning of a section of a macro definition that is treated as a unit until a matching %end statement is encountered. A sas macro to create validation summary of dataset report. Proc report handles this very nicely with the across function. Here, we will see different sas macro variables, functions of macro in sas programming language. The question is just what proc produces the report you want elegantly. Sas products used include base sas, the sas macro language, and ods.

Sudhakar anbazhagan, ockham development group, chennai, india shridhar patel, ockham development group, cary, nc. If used properly, it can make programming easier and more fun. The following are the parameters to use 1 indsn input dataset 2 varlist list of variables to be printed. This is an ideal case for use of macro rather than typing copy pasting same statements. Place the ods layout start code after the ods pdf statement. In order to understand how wonderful spanrows is, you need to understand a basic difference between proc report and proc tabulate. A useful macro for optimizing space required to store variables in a sas dataset. Content report table macro atlassian documentation. Writing cleaner and more powerful sas code using macros. A pdf file on the other hand is a proprietary binary file format that belongs to the adobe company. They are used by other sas programs without explicitly declaring them. Sas has many macro statements which are inbuilt in the sas programming language. Hi, can anyone help me find what is the mistake in the following code.

The code of the sas macro is included in the paper and can be easily modified to fit readers need. However, in sas 6 and earlier, sas does not support copying, renaming, or transporting macros. Nov 19, 2010 i was building a nice little pdf report the other day. To help you learn how to define your own macros, this section presents a few examples you can model your own macros after. A macro to report problematic sas log messages in a. How to automate validation with pinnacle 21 command line interface and sas, continued 3 assigning some key pieces of information to macro variables so we can reference them later.

Using ods pdf, style templates, inline styles, and proc report with sas macro programs patrick thornton, sri international, menlo park, ca abstract a production system of sas macro programs is described that modularize the generation of syntax to produce clientquality reports of descriptive and inferential results in a pdf document. Sas macro to generate the pdfexcelrtf report from the input sas dataset,indsn input dataset, varlist list of variables to be printed. The paper will demonstrate the following capabilities by using base sas version 8. Each page of the final report summarized one laboratory test. The current process takes one person less than an hour to produce the reports and requires minimal proofreading due to automatic generation of the report tables. Ds 02 how to automate validation with pinnacle 21 command. This paper is designed for people who know the basics of sas programming, but know nothing about sas macro programming. The elements of the program include macro language, data step programming, proc sql, and proc report, utilizing ods pdf. A sas macro to create validation summary of dataset report zemin zeng, sanofi, bridgewater, nj abstract this paper will introduce a short sas macro developed at work to create summary report of dataset validation. The sas macro developed in this paper selects the chosen variables from a sas data file and constructs sets of linearprogramming models based on the selected dea. Jan 06, 2016 need generic sas macro to generate the pdfexcelrtf report from the input sas dataset. These macros have been presented at several sas conferences over the years first presented in 1994. It includes some common tricky and tough questions that are generally asked in an interview. Jan 18, 2019 the content report table macro displays a set of pages and blog posts in tabular format, based on the labels specified in the macro parameters.

Second, if you look at the comment block at the top of the code, you will see 2 things. The report macro is used for calculating descriptive statistics for numeric using. To avoid having to type a long pathname, copy the path from a child items general properties into your code. Id much rather write the text for the bookmarks myself. In the following example we create a macro variable called w55, which contains the number of students whose writing. Example metadata types include the record count recordcount, the creation date crdate, the number of columns nvar. The report macro was designed initially to create a tabulation for laboratory data that varied in the number of columns of output per lab test. Sql stands for structured query language and is a standardized database language. Where, group by, having, order by, left join, full join, or coalesce. A set of sas macros for producing customized reports by greg grandits and ken svendsen, published in the proceedings of the 19th sas users group international.

Sas macros for faster data manipulation complete tutorial. Use period as special delimiter to end macro variable reference in the data option. Another way of creating macro variables is through proc sql. Finally, macros can help us create interactive systems in the absence of sas af. But, while macros certainly can be challenging, it is also true that the basic concepts are not difficult to learn. In its most basic form the %let assignment statements assigns a series of characters to a macro variable and places that global. Sas macro to generate the pdf excelrtf report from the input sas dataset,indsn input dataset, varlist list of variables to be printed. Report macro documentation school of public health. A set of sas macros for producing customized reports. We explain how the macro processor works, and how to. The spanrows option is a new feature of proc report new in sas 9.

Many sas data step functions like put have macro analogs. Please find the attachment of requirements and data for creating this macro. Sas macros washington state education research and data center. Below is a working example of the content report table macro, displaying content with the label ldap. Sas macro which will generate the pdfexcelrtf report from. Sudhakar anbazhagan, ockham development group, chennai, india. By default, the starting point is the server root the sas folders node. When we are done, you will know the difference between a macro, a macro variable, a macro statement, and a macro function. Zdeb, new york state department of health introduction there are a number of sas tools that you may never have to use. For more information, see storing and reusing macros. Macros allow you to substitute text in a program and to do many other things.

For sas programmers or analysts who need to generalize their programs or improve programming efficiency, art carpenter thoroughly updates his highly successful second edition of carpenters complete guide to the sas macro language with an extensive collection of new macro language techniques and examples. These questions are best suited for interviews for sas developer, sas programmer role. Proc sql can create sas macro variables that contains values from a query result. Common examples are terminating a program when some condition is met or capturing the runtime value of a variable in the program log. This is the exact same dataset we used in the previous section. Moreover, we learn components of sas macro code and some benefits of sas macro.

The cmpres and qcmpres macros compress multiple blanks and remove leading and trailing blanks. Writing cleaner and more powerful sas code using macros myweb. Call execute allows storing all macro parameter values in a sas dataset and using. May 01, 2019 sas macro provides an incredible way to make a process easy and automatic. A sas macro for producing customized reports sas support. The following part of the sas macro sugi30dsmbreport sets up the dataset for use of onereport. An introduction to sas macros 10 the sas macro language a second sas programming language for string manipulation. If you provide a path such as \products\ sas intelligence platform\samples, the starting point is the last folder in the path. You can also store a macro in a permanent sas catalog for future use.

Dec 05, 2019 if you cannot access this macro or if you want to find out if it is a sitespecific version, see your onsite sas support personnel. Instead of creating a proc report step for each table, i decided to make one macro that handles all types of data and will output it correctly. Proc report and ods statements to generate the desired table in an rtf or pdf file. The resulting dataset or report can be modified using sql modifiers such as. By behindthescenes we mean that these statistics are not printed in columns. A sas macro utility to append sasgenerated rtf outputs and create the table of contents. Sas macro called onereport discussed in 3 below both inside and outside the do loop, we perform the complex task of cre ating the report by performing a simple task multiple times. These are the most frequently asked advanced sas interview questions and answers. We will introduce interaction between macros and regular sas language, offer tips on debugging macros, and discuss sas macro options. A sas program can contain any number of macros, and you can invoke a macro any number of times in a single program.

Macro is a group of sas statements that is identified by a name and to use it in program anywhere, we can reference it with that name. Examples of such tools are arrays, macros, and quite possibly proc sql. We are going to display the data using the proc report function. I love the way ods pdf replicates the sas results window navigation structure as pdf bookmarks, but. Cohen astrazeneca lp abstract the sas macro language is another language that rests on top of regular sas code. An introduction to macro variables and macro programs mike s.

The main reason is that you can usually reach the same result without them. Sas code to run mediate macro sas version 9 or above. Just because im in the mood for it, heres a data step example. Sas programmers to create updateable and individualized reports that include descriptive and statistical results. So, i decided to use the sas and make ods do my bidding. Abstract in clinical trial reporting, the analyses and the results are conveyed through tables and data listings. Macro programming is generally considered an advanced topic. Techniques for building professional reports using sas goals for msrp comparison report the vehicle report uses behindthescenes steps to determine each vehicles msrp percentile category, as well as the minimum and maximum values. Suggestions for sas eg dashboardstyle pdf report combining several tables 0 sas using a do loop to read in multiple files but need to append the table in each iteration to prevent losing data. However, not every program is improved by using macros. By default, a defined macro is an entry in a sas catalog in the work library. These one observation data sets will have been generated from one of the statistical generating macros described later.