SAS/GRAPH(R) 9.2: Graph Template Language Reference

Interactions Between Options

When you use GTL statement options to manage the graph display, interactions between options may cause some option settings to be ignored. For example, an ENTRYTITLE statement provides BORDER= and BORDERATTRS= options for managing a border line around the graph title. Border attributes that are set on the BORDERATTRS= option have no effect on the graph title unless the title border line is displayed by setting BORDER=TRUE.

Similarly, if a BOXPLOT statement's DISPLAY= option suppresses the display of outliers in a box plot, then using the OUTLIERATTRS= option to set outlier attributes has no effect. The OUTLIERATTRS= settings only take effect if DISPLAY= enables the display of outliers.

The option interactions are not limited to options that simply manage visual elements. For example, on a BOXPLOT, if the EXTREME= option extends the box whiskers beyond the fences, then outliers are suppressed in the plot and options that affect the outliers are ignored, if set.

The documentation for each GTL statement identifies the option interactions that may occur on that statement.

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