List and summary reports are often created from SAS data. To produce a variety of reports using a single report-writing tool, you can use PROC REPORT. In addition to creating list reports, PROC REPORT enables you to

• create custom reports
• request separate subtotals and grand totals
• calculate columns
• create and store report definitions.

You can use PROC REPORT in three ways:

• in a windowing mode with a prompting facility that guides you as you build a report
• in a windowing mode without the prompting facility
• in a nonwindowing mode. In this case, you submit a series of statements with the PROC REPORT statement, just as you do in other SAS procedures.

This lesson shows you how to use PROC REPORT by submitting SAS statements. Although PROC REPORT enables you to create highly customized reports, we'll focus on basic statements and will add a few enhancements. By the end of the lesson, you'll create a list report and a summary report.