Question-26: What is the table definition in the ODS?

Answer: Table definition provides the instructions that describe how to format the data which may include following

• In what order the column should be generated
• How to format the data
• Font sizes and font faces etc.

Question-27: What is the “Output object” in ODS?

Answer:  ODS uses the table definitions (data formatting) and data which is combined by the ODS and produce the output object. An output object contains the information like name, a label and a path. It is not necessary that you always provide table definition (formats), its optional. You can see in picture as below.

Question-28: What is ODS destinations?

Answer: Using the ODS destination it is specified what kind of output needs to be generated e.g. RTF, HTML or Printer

Question-29: What is the non-interactive mode to run the SAS program?

Answer: You write your entire program in a file and save it which include your SAS statements and Data step, proc step etc. and then you submit that file to be executed by operating environment immediately. As soon as this program execution start you can not interact the session in which the program is running. Once the program finishes it generates the logs, errors and output at predefined destinations in operative environment.

Question-30: What is the major difference between batch mode and interactive mode?

Answer: In case of interactive mode program runs immediately and occupies your current workstation session and you can not work until the program runs. On the other hand, in the batch mode once you submit the program you can start working on the other task in the workstation and operating environment run the program. Similarly, once the program finishes you can look or check the logs in predefined destinations.