The GANTT Procedure

Functional Summary

Table 8.1 outlines the options available for the GANTT procedure, classified by function. An alphabetical list of options is provided in the Dictionary of Options.

Table 8.1: Functional Summary

Description

Statement

Option

Axis Formatting Options

Specifies the increment for labeling axis

CHART

INCREMENT=

Specifies the ending time for axis

CHART

MAXDATE=

Specifies the starting time for axis

CHART

MINDATE=

Specifies the smallest interval identified on chart

CHART

MININTERVAL=

Suppresses time portion of datetime tickmark

CHART

NOTMTIME

Specifies the number of columns per mininterval

CHART

SCALE=

Specifies the format of time axis labels

CHART

TIMEAXISFORMAT=

Uses first plot variable format for tickmarks

CHART

USEFORMAT

Bar Enhancement Options

Specifies the actual bar height

CHART

ABARHT=

Specifies the actual bar offset

CHART

ABAROFF=

Specifies the default bar height

CHART

BARHT=

Specifies the default bar offset

CHART

BAROFF=

Specifies the baseline bar height

CHART

BBARHT=

Specifies the baseline bar offset

CHART

BBAROFF=

Specifies the color of connect line

CHART

CHCON=

Specifies the early/late bar height

CHART

EBARHT=

Specifies the early/late bar offset

CHART

EBAROFF=

Specifies the holiday bar height

CHART

HBARHT=

Specifies the holiday bar offset

CHART

HBAROFF=

Specifies the character for drawing connect line

CHART

HCONCHAR=

Draws a horizontal connect line

CHART

HCONNECT

Specifies the characters for drawing schedule

CHART

JOINCHAR=

Specifies the line style of connect line

CHART

LHCON=

Suppresses PATTERN variable for bar fills

CHART

NOPATBAR

Specifies the overprint character for schedule variables

CHART

OVERLAPCH=

Specifies the overprint character for CHART variables

CHART

OVPCHAR=

Specifies the schedule types that use the PATTERN variable

CHART

PATLEVEL=

Specifies the PATTERN variable for bar fills and text color

CHART

PATTERN=

Specifies the resource bar height

CHART

RBARHT=

Specifies the resource bar offset

CHART

RBAROFF=

Specifies the characters for plotting times

CHART

SYMCHAR=

Calendar Options

Specifies the calendar identifier

CHART

CALID=

Specifies the length of the workday

CHART

DAYLENGTH=

Specifies the beginning of the workday

CHART

DAYSTART=

Marks all breaks in a day

CHART

MARKBREAK

Marks all non-working days

CHART

MARKWKND

Data Set Options

Specifies the Annotate data set

GANTT

ANNOTATE=

 

CHART

ANNOTATE=

Specifies the Calendar data set

GANTT

CALEDATA=

Specifies the Schedule data set

GANTT

DATA=

Specifies the Holiday data set

GANTT

HOLIDATA=

Specifies the Imagemap output data set

GANTT

IMAGEMAP=

Specifies the Label data set

GANTT

LABDATA=

Specifies the Precedence (Logic) data set

GANTT

PRECDATA=

Specifies the Work pattern data set

GANTT

WORKDATA=

Graphics Catalog Options

Specifies the description of the catalog entry

CHART

DESCRIPTION=

Specifies the name of graphics catalog

GANTT

GOUT=

Specifies the name of catalog entry

CHART

NAME=

Holiday Options

Specifies the character for plotting holidays

CHART

HOLICHAR=

Specifies the holiday start variable

CHART

HOLIDAY=

Specifies the holiday duration variable

CHART

HOLIDUR=

Specifies the holiday finish variable

CHART

HOLIFIN=

Specifies the holiday duration units

CHART

INTERVAL=

ID Variable Options

Specifies the number of columns between ID variables

CHART

BETWEEN=

Marks critical activities

CHART

CRITFLAG

Specifies the activity text columns that use pattern color

CHART

CTEXTCOLS=

Allows duplicate ID values

CHART

DUPOK

Displays ID variables on every page

CHART

IDPAGES

Maximizes number of ID variables on page

CHART

MAXIDS

Suppresses job number

CHART

NOJOBNUM

Specifies the split character for dividing ID labels

GANTT

SPLIT=

Strips leading blanks from character variables

GANTT

STRIPIDBLANKS

Labeling Options

Specifies the label variable linking to Schedule data set

CHART

LABVAR=

Specifies the rules for label layout

CHART

LABRULE=

Specifies the split character for labels

CHART

LABSPLIT=

Specifies the maximum number of digits in integer label

GANTT

LABMAXINT=

Logic Options

Specifies the activity variable for AON format

CHART

ACTIVITY=

Uses AOA precedence specifications

CHART

AOA

Specifies the color of precedence connections

CHART

CPREC=

Specifies the headnode variable for AOA format

CHART

HEAD=

Specifies the lag variable for AON format

CHART

LAG=

Specifies the schedule bar connected to precedence lines

CHART

LEVEL=

Specifies the line style of precedence connections

CHART

LPREC=

Specifies the maximum displacement of local vertical

CHART

MAXDISLV=

Specifies the minimum interdistance of global verticals

CHART

MININTGV=

Specifies the minimum offset of global vertical

CHART

MINOFFGV=

Specifies the minimum offset of local vertical

CHART

MINOFFLV=

Suppresses drawing arrow head

CHART

NOARROWHEAD

Suppresses automatic range extension

CHART

NOEXTRANGE

Terminates procedure if bad precedence data

CHART

SHOWPREC

Specifies the successor variable for AON format

CHART

SUCCESSOR=

Specifies the tailnode variable for AOA format

CHART

TAIL=

Specifies the width of precedence connections

CHART

WPREC=

Milestone Options

Specifies the milestone color

CHART

CMILE=

Specifies the duration variable

CHART

DUR=

Specifies the font for the milestone symbol

CHART

FMILE=

Specifies the milestone height

CHART

HMILE=

Specifies the milestone character

CHART

MILECHAR=

Specifies the value for the milestone symbol

CHART

VMILE=

Miscellaneous Options

Invokes full-screen version

GANTT

FS

Invokes graphics version

GANTT

GRAPHICS

Invokes line-printer version

GANTT

LP

Specifies the maximum number of decimals for a number

GANTT

MAXDEC=

Specifies the unit for padding finish times

CHART

PADDING=

Specifies the upper limit on number of pages

CHART

PAGES=

Displays summary of symbols and patterns

CHART

SUMMARY

Page Layout Options

Positions chart at bottom of page

CHART

BOTTOM

Specifies the axis color

CHART

CAXIS=

Specifies the frame fill color

CHART

CFRAME=

Specifies the width of the chart axis area

CHART

CHARTWIDTH=

Draws chart on one page in graphics mode

CHART

COMPRESS

Fills each page as much as possible

CHART

FILL

Specifies the characters for table outlines and dividers

CHART

FORMCHAR=

Specifies the number of pages spanning time axis

CHART

HPAGES=

Left justifies chart

CHART

LEFT

Specifies the line width

CHART

LWIDTH=

Specifies the number of activities on each page

CHART

NJOBS=

Suppresses frame

CHART

NOFRAME

Suppresses legend

CHART

NOLEGEND

Suppresses page number at upper right corner

CHART

NOPAGENUM

Specifies the number of tickmarks on each page

CHART

NTICKS=

Displays page number at upper right corner

CHART

PAGENUM

Draws chart proportionally on one page

CHART

PCOMPRESS

Right justifies chart

CHART

RIGHT

Specifies the number of rows between consecutive activities

CHART

SKIP=

Positions chart at top of page

CHART

TOP

Specifies the number of pages spanning activity axis

CHART

VPAGES=

Reference Line Options

Specifies the reference line color

CHART

CREF=

Specifies the reference line style

CHART

LREF=

Specifies the placement of the reference lines

CHART

REF=

Specifies the reference line character

CHART

REFCHAR=

Specifies that reference lines should be labeled

CHART

REFLABEL

Schedule Selection Options

Specifies the actual start variable

CHART

A_START=

Specifies the actual finish variable

CHART

A_FINISH=

Specifies the baseline start variable

CHART

B_START=

Specifies the baseline finish variable

CHART

B_FINISH=

Concatenates early/late and actual schedules

CHART

COMBINE

Specifies the early start variable

CHART

E_START=

Specifies the early finish variable

CHART

E_FINISH=

Specifies the late start variable

CHART

L_START=

Specifies the late finish variable

CHART

L_FINISH=

Specifies the resource-constrained start variable

CHART

S_START=

Specifies the resource-constrained finish variable

CHART

S_FINISH=

Timenow Line Options

Specifies the timenow line color

CHART

CTNOW=

Specifies the timenow line style

CHART

LTNOW=

Suppresses the timenow label

CHART

NOTNLABEL

Specifies the placement of the timenow line

CHART

TIMENOW=

Specifies the timenow line character

CHART

TNCHAR=

Specifies the timenow line width

CHART

WTNOW=

Text Formatting Options

Specifies the text color

CHART

CTEXT=

Specifies the text font

CHART

FONT=

Specifies the text height multiplier

CHART

HEIGHT=

Specifies the vertical offset for the activity text

CHART

HTOFF=

Web Options

Specifies the Imagemap output data set

GANTT

IMAGEMAP=

Specifies the HTML variable

CHART

WEB=

Zone Options

Specifies the zone line color

CHART

CZONE=

Specifies the zone line style

CHART

LZONE=

Suppresses the zone column

CHART

NOZONECOL

Displays only new zone values

CHART

ONEZONEVAL

Specifies the zone line width

CHART

WZONE=

Specifies the zone variable

CHART

ZONE=

Specifies the zone line offset

CHART

ZONEOFF=

Specifies the zone line span

CHART

ZONESPAN=