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2.7.6.4.3 Bar Chart Options
BAR CHART 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 screen includes
specifications for the following:
o Colors for axis, text, title, bars, background, and
other chart format related parameters.
o Color and Pattern for portions of each bar
representing CPU utilization.
An example of a Color Graphics Format Parameter screen for
bar charts can be seen in Figure 2-206. Its parameters are
described below.
/--------------------- Color Graphics Format Parameters ---------------------\
|Command ===> Format set: IBM3825 |
| |
|Inquiry step: CPU Busy by Performance Group |
| |
|Title print font ===> XSWISSB Title color ===> BLACK |
|Subtitle Print font ===> NONE Subtitle color ===> BLACK |
|Draw border around plot ===> N (Y/N) Print Symbol Legend ===> Y (Y/N)|
|Axis color ===> BLACK Area inside axis color ===> ________ |
|Text color ===> BLACK Background color ===> ________ |
| |
|Perf. Group |
|by resources Color Pattern |
|------------ -------- --------- |
| 1st RED SOLID Color may be any color available on your |
| 2nd GREEN RIGHTHASH graphics device. |
| 3rd BLUE LEFTHASH |
| 4th BLACK HASHED Pattern may be SOLID, HASHED, RIGHTHASH, |
| 5th RED SOLID LEFTHASH, HOLLOW, or any valid SAS/GRAPH |
| 6th GREEN RIGHTHASH pattern value. |
| 7th BLUE LEFTHASH |
| 8th BLACK HASHED |
| Others RED HOLLOW |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Figure 2-206. Bar Chart Color Graphics Format Parameters Screen Example
GENERAL BAR CHART 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
bar chart. Default is N (No).
o Print Legend - Required.
Allows you to include a legend in the chart indicating
which performance groups or service classes are
represented by each bar segment.
o Colors
This group of parameters specifies the color to use
for portions of the chart. 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 chart axes (X-axis and Y-axis).
- Text - Required.
This applies to all text (words) except the titles
and subheading (for example, axis labels, symbol
legend).
- 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 bars 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 and pattern for
each bar appearing in the chart. The graphics parameters are
active in all charts. The two 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 Pattern - character pattern value(s).
Specify SOLID to fill the area with the corresponding
color. Specify HOLLOW to simply outline the area in
the corresponding color. Specify HASHED to fill the
area with lines in a cross-hatched pattern using the
corresponding color (RIGHTHASH and LEFTHASH are each
half of the HASHED pattern.) See the SAS/GRAPH User's
Guide for additional pattern specifications.
