Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Using Data Set Options with Output Data Sets

In each of the previous examples, we've selected specific output data sets. The data sets were chosen from the list of available output objects in the Results window. The contents of each of these data sets is determined by ODS.

For example, if you run the RSREG procedure and request a data set with the parameter estimates (see Figure 7.23), you automatically get the data shown in Figure 7.24.

ODS OUTPUT "Parameter Estimates"=Params;
proc rsreg data=traffic;
   model fatal=mph;
run;
ODS OUTPUT CLOSE;

The data set PARAMS has eight variables. Every time you request this data set when running PROC RSREG, you get the same variables with the same names. However, you might not always want all eight variables, ...