What happens if you modify a title or footnote in a SAS program?

When you modify a title or footnote in a SAS program, the change will impact that specific title or footnote line as well as all higher numbered lines that have not been specifically redefined. SAS allows for multiple titles and footnotes to be set. Each title or footnote is assigned a number, and when you modify a title or footnote line, it redefines that particular title or footnote and impacts all instances that follow numerically.

For example, if you update the text for title 1, it will affect the presentations where title 1 was used, and all subsequent titles or footnotes that are at a higher number remain unchanged unless they are explicitly modified afterward. This means that if a user had titles or footnotes numbered 1, 2, and 3, and they modified title 2, the output would reflect that change in title 2 but still use the text from title 1 and title 3 as previously defined.

This behavior is crucial for managing how titles and footnotes appear in outputs since it allows for dynamic adjustments. It is essential for users to understand this feature to avoid potential confusion when running reports and analyzing data outputs. Therefore, modifying a title or footnote indeed affects not just the specified