ODS Graphics: Essentials

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you should have completed the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course or have equivalent programming experience. This course addresses Base SAS software, beginning with SAS 9.3. For SAS 9.2, ODS Graphics is part of SAS/GRAPH software.

This course addresses Base SAS software, beginning with SAS 9.3 For SAS 9.2, ODS Graphics is part of SAS/Graph software.

Who should attend?

SAS users who want to generate plots and charts interactively or using SAS program code

Delegates will learn how to

• use programming statements or the interactive ODS Graphics Designer to create scatter plots, line plots, regression plots, bar charts, histograms, and many other commonly used types of graphs
• create multi-panel graphs
• customize graph elements such as markers, plot lines, fills, axes, and legends
• apply annotations that supplement the features available with ODS Graphics procedures
• deliver graphs in multiple formats, such as static image files that can be exported to other applications.

Outline

Introduction and Graphical Reporting Overview

•  course logistics
•  creating graphical output in SAS
•  ODS Graphics examples
•  comparing ODS Graphics and SAS/GRAPH

Overview of ODS Graphics

•  ODS Graphics components
•  ODS Graphics procedures and interfaces
•  ODS Graphics output

Creating Graphs with Base SAS and SAS/STAT Procedures

•  graphics output from the FREQ procedure
•  graphics output from the UNIVARIATE procedure
•  additional information about creating graphs with Base SAS and statistical procedures

SGPLOT Procedure

•  basic plots: SCATTER and SERIES
•  basic plots: BAND, NEEDLE, BUBBLE, HIGHLOW
•  distribution plots
•  categorization charts and plots
•  fit and confidence plots
•  overlaying plots

Controlling the Appearance of Plots

•  using styles
•  using procedure options to control graph appearance
•  adding reference lines
•  controlling axis appearance
•  controlling legend appearance
•  adding text to a graph
•  creating and using your own styles

SGPANEL Procedure

•  PLOT and PANELBY statements
•  controlling axis and legend appearance

SGSCATTER Procedure

•  PLOT statement
•  COMPARE statement
•  MATRIX statement

Annotating ODS Graphics

•  introduction to annotation
•  controlling the drawing space
•  using the LINE and ARROW functions
•  using the TEXT and TEXTCONT functions

Graph Template Language and the SGRENDER Procedure

•  introduction to Graph Template Language (GTL)
•  a closer look at GTL
•  modifying GTL produced by SG procedures and creating custom graphs
•  using dynamic references and macro variables

ODS Graphics Designer

•  using the ODS Graphics Designer
•  saving and redisplaying graphs using Graph Template Language (GTL) and the SGRENDER procedure
•  saving SGD files and redisplaying graphs using the SGDESIGN procedure

Learning More

•  SAS resources
•  next steps

ODS Graphics Editor

•  creating an SGE file and opening the editor
•  modifying attributes of an existing graph
• adding elements to a graph

Using Attribute Maps

•  creating and using attribute maps

Using ODS Graphics with SAS Enterprise Guide

•  creating plots using Base SAS and statistical procedures
•  creating graphs using ODS Graphics procedures
•  general considerations for creating graphics using SAS Enterprise Guide
•  using the ODS Graphics Designer and ODS Graphics Editor