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4.5.3 Y-Axis Reference Lines


You may specify horizontal reference lines on the plots
produced by Presentation Graphics to indicate control limits
or objective values for the data element being plotted.  For
example, if a two-hour objective has been set for Class B job
turnaround times, you might want to show this value as a
limit or objective in a report produced for the data element.
You may specify a maximum of 99 limits per plot.

Figure 4-7 shows a sample Y-Axis Reference Lines screen.

/---------------------  Y-Axis Reference (Capacity) Lines  ---------------------\
|Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> CSR  |
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|Inquiry Step:  Presentation Graphics                                           |
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|Line Cmds:  I Insert  D Delete                                                 |
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|Cmd    Date          Value                                                     |
| -    -------    ---------------                                               |
| -    _______    _______________                                               |
| _    _______    _______________                                               |
| _    _______    _______________                                               |
| _    _______    _______________                                               |
| _    _______    _______________                                               |
|****************************** BOTTOM OF DATA  ********************************|
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 Figure 4-7.  Y-Axis Reference Lines Screen

The parameters for the Y-Axis Reference Lines screen are
defined below:

Date:        The date on which this limit should begin to
             appear in the output plot.  The dates need not
             be week-ending or month-ending dates since
             Presentation Graphics uses greater than or equal
             logic to select the proper limits.

Value:       The numeric value of the limit.  Note that SAS
             time formats are not supported for input and
             must be specified as numeric fields.  For
             example, to place a reference line at the
             two-hour vertical point on the Y-axis, specify
             7200 for the Value parameter.