The NETDRAW Procedure

Functional Summary

Table 9.1 outlines 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: Functional Summary

Description

Statement

Option

Color Options

Specifies the color of arcs

ACTNET

CARCS=

Specifies the color of time axis

ACTNET

CAXIS=

Specifies the fill color for critical nodes

ACTNET

CCNODEFILL=

Specifies the color of critical arcs

ACTNET

CCRITARCS=

Specifies the outline color of critical nodes

ACTNET

CCRITOUT=

Specifies the fill color for nodes

ACTNET

CNODEFILL=

Specifies the outline color of nodes

ACTNET

COUTLINE=

Specifies the color of reference lines

ACTNET

CREF=

Specifies the color of reference break lines

ACTNET

CREFBRK=

Specifies the text color

ACTNET

CTEXT=

Data Set Specifications

Specifies the Annotate data set

ACTNET

ANNOTATE=

Specifies the Annotate data set

NETDRAW

ANNOTATE=

Specifies the Activity data set

NETDRAW

DATA=

Specifies the Network output data set

NETDRAW

OUT=

Format Control Options

Specifies the height of node in character cells

ACTNET

BOXHT=

Specifies the width of node in character cells

ACTNET

BOXWIDTH=

Specifies the DURATION variable

ACTNET

DURATION=

Specifies the ID variables

ACTNET

ID=

Suppresses default ID variables

ACTNET

NODEFID

Suppresses ID variable labels

ACTNET

NOLABEL

Specifies the upper limit on number of pages

ACTNET

PAGES=

Indicates completed or in-progress activities

ACTNET

SHOWSTATUS

Specifies the horizontal distance between nodes

ACTNET

XBETWEEN=

Specifies the vertical distance between nodes

ACTNET

YBETWEEN=

Full-Screen Options

Specifies the reference break line character

ACTNET

BRKCHAR=

Specifies the characters for node outlines and connections

ACTNET

FORMCHAR=

Specifies the reference character

ACTNET

REFCHAR=

Graphics Catalog Options

Specifies the description for the catalog entry

ACTNET

DESCRIPTION=

Specifies the name for the catalog entry

ACTNET

NAME=

Specifies the name of the graphics catalog

NETDRAW

GOUT=

Graphics Display Options

Specifies the length of arrowhead in character cells

ACTNET

ARROWHEAD=

Centers each ID variable within node

ACTNET

CENTERID

Compresses the diagram to a single page

ACTNET

COMPRESS

Specifies the text font

ACTNET

FONT=

Specifies the text height

ACTNET

HEIGHT=

Specifies the horizontal margin in character cells

ACTNET

HMARGIN=

Specifies the number of horizontal pages

ACTNET

HPAGES=

Specifies the reference line style

ACTNET

LREF=

Specifies the reference break line style

ACTNET

LREFBRK=

Specifies the width of lines used for critical arcs

ACTNET

LWCRIT=

Specifies the width of lines

ACTNET

LWIDTH=

Specifies the width of outline for nodes

ACTNET

LWOUTLINE=

Suppresses filling of arrowheads

ACTNET

NOARROWFILL

Suppresses page number

ACTNET

NOPAGENUMBER

Suppresses vertical centering

ACTNET

NOVCENTER

Specifies the number of nodes in horizontal direction

ACTNET

NXNODES=

Specifies the number of nodes in vertical direction

ACTNET

NYNODES=

Displays page number at upper right corner

ACTNET

PAGENUMBER

Specifies the PATTERN variable

ACTNET

PATTERN=

Proportionally compresses the diagram

ACTNET

PCOMPRESS

Draws arcs with rectangular corners

ACTNET

RECTILINEAR

Reverses the order of the y pages

ACTNET

REVERSEY

Rotates the network diagram

ACTNET

ROTATE

Rotates text within node by 90 degrees

ACTNET

ROTATETEXT

Draws arcs along distinct tracks

ACTNET

SEPARATEARCS

Specifies the vertical margin in character cells

ACTNET

VMARGIN=

Specifies the number of vertical pages

ACTNET

VPAGES=

Layout Options

Breaks cycles in cyclic networks

ACTNET

BREAKCYCLE

Uses dynamic programming algorithm to route arcs

ACTNET

DP

Specifies the number of horizontal tracks between nodes

ACTNET

HTRACKS=

Routes arcs along potential node positions

ACTNET

NODETRACK

Disables use of dynamic programming to route arcs

ACTNET

NONDP

Blocks track along potential node positions

ACTNET

NONODETRACK

Restricts scope of arc layout algorithm

ACTNET

RESTRICTSEARCH

Uses spanning tree layout

ACTNET

SPANNINGTREE

Draws network as a tree, if possible

ACTNET

TREE

Specifies the number of vertical tracks between nodes

ACTNET

VTRACKS=

Line-Printer Options

Specifies the reference break line character

ACTNET

BRKCHAR=

Specifies the characters for node outlines and connections

ACTNET

FORMCHAR=

Specifies the reference character

ACTNET

REFCHAR=

Mode Options

Invokes full-screen version

NETDRAW

FULLSCREEN

Invokes graphics version

NETDRAW

GRAPHICS

Invokes line-printer version

NETDRAW

LINEPRINTER

Suppresses display of diagram

NETDRAW

NODISPLAY

Network Specifications

Specifies the ACTIVITY variable

ACTNET

ACTIVITY=

Specifies the LAG variables

ACTNET

LAG=

Specifies the SUCCESSOR variables

ACTNET

SUCCESSOR=

Time-Scale Options

Specifies the ALIGN variable

ACTNET

ALIGN=

Draws reference lines at every level

ACTNET

AUTOREF

Draws a border around the network diagram and axes

ACTNET

FRAME

Draws all vertical levels

ACTNET

LINEAR

Specifies the maximum number of empty columns between tick marks

ACTNET

MAXNULLCOLUMN=

Specifies the smallest interval per level

ACTNET

MININTERVAL=

Specifies the number of levels per tick mark

ACTNET

NLEVELSPERCOLUMN=

Suppresses time axis on continuation pages

ACTNET

NOREPEATAXIS

Omits the time axis

ACTNET

NOTIMEAXIS

Stops procedure if align value is missing

ACTNET

QUITMISSINGALIGN

Draws zigzag reference line at breaks

ACTNET

REFBREAK

Shows all breaks in time axis

ACTNET

SHOWBREAK

Draws time-scaled diagram

ACTNET

TIMESCALE

Uses format of variable and not default

ACTNET

USEFORMAT

Tree Options

Centers each node with respect to subtree

ACTNET

CENTERSUBTREE

Specifies the order of the children of each node

ACTNET

CHILDORDER=

Separates the sons of a node for symmetry

ACTNET

SEPARATESONS

Uses spanning tree layout

ACTNET

SPANNINGTREE

Draws network as a tree, if possible

ACTNET

TREE

Web Options

Specifies the Image map output data set

NETDRAW

IMAGEMAP=

Specifies the HTML variable

ACTNET

WEB=

Zone Options

Divides network into connected components

ACTNET

AUTOZONE

Suppresses zone labels

ACTNET

NOZONELABEL

Specifies the ZONE variable

ACTNET

ZONE=

Labels zones

ACTNET

ZONELABEL

Sets missing pattern values using zone

ACTNET

ZONEPAT

Leaves extra space between zones

ACTNET

ZONESPACE