Defining Column Attributes (1)

Creating Enhanced List and Summary Reports

Defining Column Attributes

You can easily change the appearance of your PROC REPORT output by specifying attributes for variables. For example, you can select a format for data values, specify the column width, and specify the spacing between columns.

To enhance your PROC REPORT output, you'll use the following attributes.

Attribute Action
FORMAT=format Assigns a SAS format or a user-defined format to the item.
SPACING=horizontal-positions Specifies how many blank characters to leave between the selected column and the column immediately to its left. The default is 2.
WIDTH=column-width Specifies the width of the column. The default column width is just large enough to handle the specified format.

Let's begin with the FORMAT= attribute.

Attribute	Action
FORMAT=format	Assigns a SAS format or a user-defined format to the item.
SPACING=horizontal-positions	Specifies how many blank characters to leave between the selected column and the column immediately to its left. The default is 2.
WIDTH=column-width	Specifies the width of the column. The default column width is just large enough to handle the specified format.