Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Storing and Retrieving a Personal or Group Template

The ODS PATH statement enables you to control the storage and retrieval path for updated templates. For example, when you test your PROC TEMPLATE code, you might want to write the templates to the WORK library. If you want to create a template for your personal use, you can use the ODS PATH statement to control where the template is stored, such as in a personal item store for templates.

When your Base SAS session starts, SAS by default automatically submits the following ODS PATH statement. This statement specifies that SAS access the two item stores in the order in which they are listed when storing and retrieving templates.

ODS PATH sasuser.templat(update) sashelp.tmplmst(read);

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