SAS formats can be assigned
to input data columns with the FORMAT statement of the SGRENDER procedure. Also,
several GTL statement options enable a SAS format as an option value.
Examples include the TICKVALUEFORMAT= option for formatting axis tick
values, and the TIPFORMAT= option for formatting data tips.
Not all SAS formats
are supported in the GTL or with the SGPLOT, SGSCATTER, SGPANEL, and
SGRENDER procedures. The tables in the following sections show the
character and numeric SAS formats that are not supported.
When the GTL encounters
an unsupported format, a note similar to the following is written
to the SAS log:
TICKVALUEFORMAT=bestx. is invalid. The format is invalid or unsupported. The default will be used.