SAS 9.4 Graph Template Language: User’s Guide

Provides usage information and examples for the Graph Template Language (GTL). The GTL is the underlying language for the default templates that are provided by SAS for procedures that use ODS Graphics. You can use the GTL either to modify these templates or to create your own highly customized charts and plots. Information covered includes how to combine language elements to build a custom graph, creating panels that contain multiple graphs, managing plot axes, using legends, modifying style elements to control appearance characteristics, and using functions, expressions, and conditional processing.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ODS Graphics
Chapter 2 Quick Start
Chapter 3 Overview of Basic Statements and Options
Chapter 4 Using a Simple Single-cell Layout
Chapter 5 Managing Axes in an OVERLAY Layout
Chapter 6 Managing Graph Appearance: General Principles
Chapter 7 Adding and Changing Text in a Graph
Chapter 8 Adding Legends to a Graph
Chapter 9 Using a Simple Multi-cell Layout
Chapter 10 Using an Advanced Multi-cell Layout
Chapter 11 Using Classification Panels
Chapter 12 Using an Equated Layout
Chapter 13 Using 3-D Graphics
Chapter 14 Using Dynamics and Macro Variables to Make Flexible Templates
Chapter 15 Using Conditional Logic and Expressions
Chapter 16 Using Functions
Chapter 17 Adding Insets to a Graph
Chapter 18 Managing the Graph Appearance with Styles
Chapter 19 Adding Non-Data-Driven Graphics Elements to a Graph
Chapter 20 Adding Data-Driven Annotations to a Graph
Chapter 21 Executing Graph Templates
Chapter 22 Managing Graphical Output
Appendix 1 Reserved Keywords and Unicode Values
Appendix 2 Graph Style Elements Used by ODS Graphics
Appendix 3 Display Attributes
Appendix 4 Tick Value Fit Policy Applicability
Appendix 5 SAS Formats Not Supported
Appendix 6 Memory Management for ODS Graphics
Appendix 7 ODS Graphics and SAS/GRAPH