Among many SAS PROCs, perhaps PROC REPORT is the most popular and frequently used by many analysts. The hard coded folks prefer to use SAS to generate different reports. However, those who try to avoid writing codes may prefer to use Tableau. There are pros and cons which are the better tool. We are not going to discuss this in depth. All depends on the purpose of the analyses. If one tries to generate a quick report and do not have time to write special codes, perhaps Tableau will help, of course with its limitations. However, for those familiar with the tricks, may prefer SAS. For data analytics experts, generating different reports will not be the end objective. There will always involve some sort of statistical analyses. Graphs may give one a quick peak on the data, but only show partial stories behind what the data show. Here are several useful links which will help the beginner to start writing codes in PROC REPORT:
