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2.7.6.4.2 Line Plot Options
LINE PLOT PARAMETERS
You can use the color graphics format parameters extended
option to override parameter defaults that control color
graphics format and appearance. These default values are
specified through the Color Graphics Format Parameters
process of MICF Options. Thus, you can customize these
defaults to match your most common reporting requirements.
In this way, you need to override color graphics format
defaults only for exceptional reporting requirements.
The Color Graphics Format Parameters panels for line plots
include specifications for the following:
o Colors for axis, text, title, bars, background, and
other plot format related parameters.
o Color, symbol, and line type for each plot line.
An example of a Color Graphics Format Parameter panel for
line plots can be seen in Figure 2-205. Its parameters are
described below.
/--------------------- Color Graphics Format Parameters ---------------------\
|Command ===> Format set: IBM3825 |
| |
|Inquiry step: CPU Busy by Hour and Day |
| |
|Title print font ===> TRIPLEX Title color ===> BLACK |
|Subtitle Print font ===> SIMPLEX Subtitle color ===> BLACK |
|Draw border around plot ===> N (Y/N) Background color ===> ________ |
|Axis color ===> BLACK Area inside axis color ===> ________ |
|Text color ===> BLACK |
| |
|1st Day: Color ===> RED Sym ===> NONE Line ===> SOLID |
|2nd Day: Color ===> BLUE Sym ===> NONE Line ===> DASHED |
|3rd Day: Color ===> BLACK Sym ===> NONE Line ===> DOTTED |
|4th Day: Color ===> GREEN Sym ===> NONE Line ===> SOLID |
|5th Day: Color ===> RED Sym ===> NONE Line ===> SOLID |
|6th Day: Color ===> BLUE Sym ===> NONE Line ===> SOLID |
|7th Day: Color ===> BLACK Sym ===> NONE Line ===> SOLID |
|8th Day: Color ===> GREEN Sym ===> NONE Line ===> DOTTED |
|9th Day: Color ===> RED Sym ===> NONE Line ===> DASHED |
| |
|Symbol(NONE,PLUS,STAR,TRIANGLE,DIAMOND,HASH,SQUARE,A-Z,0-9,or SAS/GRAPH value)|
|Color (May be any color available on your graphics device.) |
|Line (SOLID,DASHED,DOTTED,1-32) |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Figure 2-205. Plot Graphics Format Parameters Panel Example
GENERAL LINE PLOT PARAMETER CHOICES
o Print Fonts - These parameters specify the character
format (or font) for titles and subheadings.
Character font names are 1-9 characters. Refer to the
SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for a list of valid character
fonts.
- Title - Required.
This refers to the primary title line.
- Subtitles - Required.
This refers to the subtitles and subheading line.
o Draw border - Required.
Indicates whether a border should be drawn around the
plot. Default is N (No).
o Colors
This group of parameters specifies the color to use
for portions of the plot. Each parameter is an
8-character color name. This parameter is not
validated; however, specifying an invalid color will
cause execution to fail. Refer to the SAS/GRAPH
User's Guide for valid colors for each graphics
device.
- Title - Required.
This refers to the primary title line.
- Subtitles - Required.
This refers to the subtitles and subheading line.
- Axis - Required.
This refers to the plot axes (X-axis and Y-axis).
- Text - Required.
This applies to all text (words) except the titles
and subheading (e.g., axis labels, symbol legend,
etc.)
- Background - Optional.
Specify this parameter to generate the graph on a
colored background (fill the entire graph with a
color).
- Area Inside the Axis - Optional.
Specify this parameter to draw the plots on a
colored background. This is similar to the
background parameter, except only the area inside
the axes is filled.
LINE PLOT PARAMETER CHOICES
The following parameters define the color, symbol, and line
type that will appear on the plot. The graphics parameters
are active in all plots. The three basic parameters are
described below.
o Color - character color name(s).
This parameter is not validated; however, specifying
an invalid color will cause execution to fail. Refer
to the SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for valid colors for
each graphics device.
o Symbol - character symbol value(s).
Specify NONE to have no symbol depicting the data
points on the plot. Specify PLUS, STAR, TRIANGLE,
DIAMOND, HASH, SQUARE, letters A-Z, or digits 0-9 to
use as the plot character for data points on the plot.
See the SAS/GRAPH User's Guide for additional symbol
specifications.
o Line - character line type(s).
Specify SOLID, DOTTED, DASHED, or a number from 1-32
indicating the type of line that will be drawn between
data points on the plot. The SAS/GRAPH User's Guide
shows the different kinds of lines that can be
produced when numbers 1-32 are used.
