Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Inserting Text with the PREPAGE= Option

We have seen already how to insert text into destination output files using the ODS TEXT= option. Another way to insert text above a table on a page is to use the PREPAGE= option.

In the original RTF destination, the PREPAGE= option was used with the WORDSTYLE option to create a custom table of contents (before the CONTENTS= option was available). Consider the following program:

ODS RTF FILE='prepage.rtf'
        PREPAGE ='Caption Above Table';
ODS TAGSETS.RTF FILE='prepage_tagsets.rtf'
                PREPAGE='Caption Above Table';
title 'Human Resources Reports';

proc means data=hr nonobs maxdec=0 mean sum;
   class Department;
   var AnnualSalary;
run;

proc print data=hr(obs=25);
run;
ODS _ALL_ CLOSE;

If you review the outputs, ...