Annotate Dictionary

ZSYS Variable

Defines the coordinate system and area of the output used by Z variable to display the Annotate graphics.

Type:	character
Length:	1
Default:	2

Syntax
Functions
Details

Syntax

ZSYS='coordinate-system';

coordinate-system

specifies a value that represents a coordinate system. Values can be 1, 2, 7, or 8 as shown in the following table:

Absolute Systems		Relative Systems	Coordinate System Units
1		7	percentage of data area
2		8	data values

See Coordinate Systems for a description of the areas and coordinate systems.

Functions

You can use the ZSYS variable with these functions:

ARROW	LABEL	POINT
BAR	MOVE	POLY
DRAW	PIE	POLYCONT
IMAGE	PIECNTR	SYMBOL

Details

The coordinate system that you specify with the ZSYS variable affects how the function interprets the value of the Z variable.

Note: Not all coordinate systems can be used with all Annotate variables. For any restrictions, see the individual variables in this section. [cautionend]

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