Basic Anatomy of an ODS Graph

The GTL is flexible and able to produce many different types of graphs with varying layout features. The following figure shows the basic anatomy of an ODS graph:

Graph

the output produced from all of the statements that are nested in a BEGINGRAPH statement block. The graph comprises all of the graphics elements in the template definition.

Title

descriptive text that is displayed above any cell(s) or plot area(s) in the graph.

Axis

refers collectively to the axis line, the major and minor tick marks, the major tick mark values, and the axis label.

Cell

in graphs that contain columns and rows, the area enclosed by the intersection of a column with a row.

Plot Area

the display area for plot-statement results. This area is bounded by the axes (when present) and may also contain data labels and other text that annotates the graph.

Plots

the results of the plot statement(s) that are specified within the layout block(s).

Legend

refers collectively to the legend value, the legend value description, the legend label, and the legend border.

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