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Feb 6, 2023 · This tutorial explains how to use PROC FORMAT in SAS to format the output of results, including several examples.

This tutorial explains the uses of PROC FORMAT in data analysis tasks. It includes several examples to help understand the practical application of PROC FORMAT.

Jan 20, 2026 · PROC FORMAT connects to the CAS session and loads a format library. If the format library already exists in the CAS session, then SAS updates it. SAS also appends the format library …

The FORMAT procedure allows users to create their own formats that allow for a convenient table look up in SAS. Using PROC FORMAT will make your code more efficient and your output look more …

Proc Format is called with a PROC statement just like any other SAS procedure. You can place the format definition anywhere in your source code; however, it must appear before you want to use it.

Several examples in this section use the PROCLIB.STAFF data set. In addition, many of the informats and formats that are created in these examples are stored in LIBRARY.FORMATS. The output data …

3 days ago · This SAS software tutorial shows how to create and assign your own variable formats (value labels) in SAS using PROC FORMAT. These formats are useful if you have numerically coded …

Before we walk through how to create a numeric format with PROC FORMAT, let’s start by illustrating how this can be achieved with traditional SAS Data Step programming.

specifies a catalog to contain informats or formats that you are creating in the current PROC FORMAT step. The procedure stores these informats and formats in the catalog that you specify so that you …