Overview of SG Annotation

The ODS Statistical Graphics (SG) procedures provide a mechanism for adding shapes, images, and other annotations to graph output.
You can add the following annotation elements to a graph:
  • text labels
  • lines and arrows
  • ovals (including circles)
  • rectangles (including squares)
  • polygons
  • images
There are two main tasks required to add annotation elements to a graph:
  1. Create an SG annotation data set, which contains the commands for creating the annotation elements. For more information, see About the SG Annotation Data Set .
  2. Modify the SG procedure to use the SG annotation data set. You can use annotation in the SGPLOT, SGPANEL, and SGSCATTER procedures. For more information, see Modifying an SG Procedure to Use the SG Annotation Data Set.