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4.7 Plan Form and Disposition of Output

Now that the processing of the input data has been defined,
plans can be made for the output.  Output may be displayed in
several ways:

Create a printed list of the output.

  This is a standard printer format where data is displayed
  in columns, with column headers labeling each column. A
  report in this format may also have totals and subtotals.

Chart the output in graphical format.

  Graphical reports may be produced on the mainframe or the
  distributed server, depending on the report tool.  SAS
  Graph is the report tool for graphics on the mainframe and
  Q&R Workstation is the tool for displaying Windows-based
  graphics.

Create a flat file or CSV file for processing in another
application.

  Output from either reporting tool can take the form of a
  CSV file. Using SAS code, the output can be placed in a tab
  delimited  format.  For this guide, output will be via Q&R,
  MICF, or SAS PROCS.