PROC CAPABILITY: SYMBOL and PATTERN Statement Options

The CAPABILITY Procedure

SYMBOL and PATTERN Statement Options

In earlier releases of SAS/QC software, graphical features (such as colors and line types) of specification lines, histogram bars, and fitted curves were controlled with options in SYMBOL and PATTERN statements. These options are still supported, although they have been superseded by options in the HISTOGRAM and SPEC statements. The following tables summarize the two sets of options.

Table 5.27 Graphical Enhancement of Histogram Outlines and Specification Lines
Feature		and Options		and Options
		Statement		Alternative Statement
Outline of Histogram Bars		HISTOGRAM Statement		SYMBOL1 Statement
	color		CBARLINE=color		C=color
	width				W=value
Target Reference Line		SPEC Statement		SYMBOL1 Statement
	position		TARGET=value
	color		CTARGET=color		C=color
	line type		LTARGET=linetype		L=linetype
	width		WTARGET=value		W=value
Lower Specification Line		SPEC Statement		SYMBOL2 Statement
	position		LSL=value
	color		CLSL=color		C=color
	line type		LLSL=linetype		L=linetype
	width		WLSL=value		W=value
Upper Specification Line		SPEC Statement		SYMBOL3 Statement
	position		USL=value
	color		CUSL=color		C=color
	line type		LUSL=linetype		L=linetype
	width		WUSL=value		W=value

Table 5.28 Graphical Enhancement of Areas Under Histograms and Curves
Area Under Histogram or Curve		and Options		and Options
		Statement		Alternative Statement
Histogram or Curve		HISTOGRAM Statement		PATTERN1 Statement
	pattern		PFILL=pattern		V=pattern
	color		CFILL=color		C=color
Left of Lower Specification Limit		SPEC Statement		PATTERN2 Statement
	pattern		PLEFT=pattern		V=pattern
	color		CLEFT=color		C=color
Right of Upper Specification Limit		SPEC Statement		PATTERN3 Statement
	pattern		PRIGHT=pattern		V=pattern
	color		CRIGHT=color		C=color

Table 5.29 Graphical Enhancement of Fitted Curves
Feature		and Options		and Options
		Statement		Alternative Statement
Normal Curve		Normal-options		SYMBOL4 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
Lognormal Curve		Lognormal-options		SYMBOL5 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
Exponential Curve		Exponential-options		SYMBOL6 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
Weibull Curve		Weibull-options		SYMBOL7 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
Gamma Curve		Gamma-options		SYMBOL8 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
Beta Curve		Beta-options		SYMBOL9 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
$\text{[math]}$ Curve		$\text{[math]}$ -options		SYMBOL10 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value
$\text{[math]}$ Curve		$\text{[math]}$ -options		SYMBOL11 Statement
	color		COLOR=color		C=color
	line type		L=linetype		L=linetype
	width		W=value		W=value

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