SAS 9.4 Output Delivery System, 3rd Edition

Language), and LaTeX. SAS supplies many markup languages for you to use,

ranging from HTML4 to Simplecsv. You can specify a markup language that SAS

supplies, or you can create one of your own and store it as a user-defined markup

language.

ODS output

formatted output that is generated by any of the ODS destinations. For example, the

OUTPUT destination produces SAS data sets, the LISTING destination produces

listing output, and the HTML destination produces output that is formatted in

Hypertext Markup Language.

ODS package

a container for information or digital content that is generated or collected for

delivery to a consumer. ODS packages allow ODS destinations to use the SAS

Publishing Framework.

ODS printer family

a group of ODS statements that produce output in a format such as PostScript (PS),

PDF, or PCL that is suitable for printing on a high-resolution printer.

ODS style

a combination of colors, fonts, lines, marker symbols, and so on that provide a

specific appearance for SAS output. A style is defined in ODS by a style template.

ODS template

a description of how output should appear when it is formatted. ODS templates are

stored as compiled entries in a template store, also known as an item store. Common

template types include STATGRAPH, STYLE, CROSSTABS, TAGSET, and

TABLE.

Output Delivery System

a component of SAS software that can produce output in a variety of formats such as

markup languages (HTML, XML), PDF, listing, RTF, PostScript, and SAS data sets.

Short form: ODS.

output object

a programming object that contains the data that is generated by a DATA step or a

PROC step and which can also contain a table template that provides information

about how to format that data.

printer family

See ODS printer family

Publishing Framework

a component of SAS Integration Technologies that enables both users and

applications to publish SAS files (including data sets, catalogs, and database views),

and other digital content to a variety of destinations. The Publishing Framework also

provides tools that enable both users and applications to receive and process

published information.

replay

in ODS, the regeneration of output by the DOCUMENT procedure, in the same or

different format, without rerunning analyses or data queries.

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