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The NETDRAW Procedure

Functional Summary

The following tables outline the options available for the NETDRAW procedure classified by function. An alphabetical list of options is provided in the Dictionary of Options.

Table 9.1 Color Options

Description

Statement

Option

Color of arcs

ACTNET

CARCS=

Color of time axis

ACTNET

CAXIS=

Fill color for critical nodes

ACTNET

CCNODEFILL=

Color of critical arcs

ACTNET

CCRITARCS=

Color of outline of critical nodes

ACTNET

CCRITOUT=

Fill color for nodes

ACTNET

CNODEFILL=

Color of outline of nodes

ACTNET

COUTLINE=

Color of reference lines

ACTNET

CREF=

Color of reference break lines

ACTNET

CREFBRK=

Color of text

ACTNET

CTEXT=

Table 9.2 Data Set Specifications

Description

Statement

Option

Annotate data set

ACTNET

ANNOTATE=

Annotate data set

NETDRAW

ANNOTATE=

Activity data set

NETDRAW

DATA=

Network output data set

NETDRAW

OUT=

Table 9.3 Format Control Options

Description

Statement

Option

Height of node in character cells

ACTNET

BOXHT=

Width of node in character cells

ACTNET

BOXWIDTH=

Duration variable

ACTNET

DURATION=

ID variables

ACTNET

ID=

Suppress default ID variables

ACTNET

NODEFID

Suppress ID variable labels

ACTNET

NOLABEL

Upper limit on number of pages

ACTNET

PAGES=

Indicate completed or in-progress activities

ACTNET

SHOWSTATUS

Horizontal distance between nodes

ACTNET

XBETWEEN=

Vertical distance between nodes

ACTNET

YBETWEEN=

Table 9.4 Full-Screen Options

Description

Statement

Option

Reference break line character

ACTNET

BRKCHAR=

Characters for node outlines and connections

ACTNET

FORMCHAR=

Reference character

ACTNET

REFCHAR=

Table 9.5 Graphics Catalog Options

Description

Statement

Option

Description for catalog entry

ACTNET

DESCRIPTION=

Name for catalog entry

ACTNET

NAME=

Name of graphics catalog

NETDRAW

GOUT=

Table 9.6 Graphics Display Options

Description

Statement

Option

Length of arrowhead in character cells

ACTNET

ARROWHEAD=

Center each ID variable within node

ACTNET

CENTERID

Compress the diagram to a single page

ACTNET

COMPRESS

Text font

ACTNET

FONT=

Text height

ACTNET

HEIGHT=

Horizontal margin in character cells

ACTNET

HMARGIN=

Number of horizontal pages

ACTNET

HPAGES=

Reference line style

ACTNET

LREF=

Reference break line style

ACTNET

LREFBRK=

Width of lines used for critical arcs

ACTNET

LWCRIT=

Width of lines

ACTNET

LWIDTH=

Width of outline for nodes

ACTNET

LWOUTLINE=

Suppress filling of arrowheads

ACTNET

NOARROWFILL

Suppress page number

ACTNET

NOPAGENUMBER

Suppress vertical centering

ACTNET

NOVCENTER

Number of nodes in horizontal direction

ACTNET

NXNODES=

Number of nodes in vertical direction

ACTNET

NYNODES=

Display page number at upper right corner

ACTNET

PAGENUMBER

Pattern variable

ACTNET

PATTERN=

Proportionally compress the diagram

ACTNET

PCOMPRESS

Draw arcs with rectangular corners

ACTNET

RECTILINEAR

Reverse the order of the pages

ACTNET

REVERSEY

Rotate the network diagram

ACTNET

ROTATE

Rotate text within node by 90 degrees

ACTNET

ROTATETEXT

Separate arcs along distinct tracks

ACTNET

SEPARATEARCS

Vertical margin in character cells

ACTNET

VMARGIN=

Number of vertical pages

ACTNET

VPAGES=

Table 9.7 Layout Options

Description

Statement

Option

Break cycles in cyclic networks

ACTNET

BREAKCYCLE

Use dynamic programming algorithm to route arcs

ACTNET

DP

Number of horizontal tracks between nodes

ACTNET

HTRACKS=

Route arc along potential node positions

ACTNET

NODETRACK

Do not use dynamic programming algorithm to route arcs

ACTNET

NONDP

Block track along potential node positions

ACTNET

NONODETRACK

Restrict scope of arc layout algorithm

ACTNET

RESTRICTSEARCH

Use spanning tree layout

ACTNET

SPANNINGTREE

Draw network as a tree, if possible

ACTNET

TREE

Number of vertical tracks between nodes

ACTNET

VTRACKS=

Table 9.8 Line-Printer Options

Description

Statement

Option

Reference break line character

ACTNET

BRKCHAR=

Characters for node outlines and connections

ACTNET

FORMCHAR=

Reference character

ACTNET

REFCHAR=

Table 9.9 Mode Options

Description

Statement

Option

Invoke full-screen version

NETDRAW

FULLSCREEN

Invoke graphics version

NETDRAW

GRAPHICS

Invoke line-printer version

NETDRAW

LINEPRINTER

Suppress display of diagram

NETDRAW

NODISPLAY

Table 9.10 Network Specifications

Description

Statement

Option

Activity variable

ACTNET

ACTIVITY=

Lag variables

ACTNET

LAG=

Successor variables

ACTNET

SUCCESSOR=

Table 9.11 Time-Scale Options

Description

Statement

Option

Align variable

ACTNET

ALIGN=

Draw reference lines at every level

ACTNET

AUTOREF

Frame network diagram and axis

ACTNET

FRAME

Draw all vertical levels

ACTNET

LINEAR

Maximum number of empty columns between tick marks

ACTNET

MAXNULLCOLUMN=

Smallest interval per level

ACTNET

MININTERVAL=

Number of levels per tick mark

ACTNET

NLEVELSPERCOLUMN=

Suppress time axis on continuation pages

ACTNET

NOREPEATAXIS

Omit the time axis

ACTNET

NOTIMEAXIS

Stop procedure if align value is missing

ACTNET

QUITMISSINGALIGN

Draw zigzag reference line at breaks

ACTNET

REFBREAK

Show all breaks in time axis

ACTNET

SHOWBREAK

Draw time-scaled diagram

ACTNET

TIMESCALE

Use format of variable and not default

ACTNET

USEFORMAT

Table 9.12 Tree Options

Description

Statement

Option

Center each node with respect to subtree

ACTNET

CENTERSUBTREE

Order of the children of each node

ACTNET

CHILDORDER=

Separate sons of a node for symmetry

ACTNET

SEPARATESONS

Use spanning tree layout

ACTNET

SPANNINGTREE

Draw network as a tree, if possible

ACTNET

TREE

Table 9.13 Web Options

Description

Statement

Option

Image map output data set

NETDRAW

IMAGEMAP=

Web reference variable

ACTNET

WEB=

Table 9.14 Zone Options

Description

Statement

Option

Divide network into connected components

ACTNET

AUTOZONE

Suppress zone labels

ACTNET

NOZONELABEL

Zone variable

ACTNET

ZONE=

Label zones

ACTNET

ZONELABEL

Set missing pattern values using zone

ACTNET

ZONEPAT

Leave extra space between zones

ACTNET

ZONESPACE

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