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 when producing traditional graphics. These options are still supported, although they have been superseded by options in the HISTOGRAM and SPEC statements.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. Note: These statements have no effect on ODS Graphics output.

Table 5.29 Graphical Enhancement of Histogram Outlines and Specification Lines
   

Statement

Alternative Statement

Feature

and Options

and Options

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 5.30 Graphical Enhancement of Areas Under Histograms and Curves
   

Statement

Alternative Statement

Area Under Histogram or Curve

and Options

and Options

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 5.31 Graphical Enhancement of Fitted Curves
   

Statement

Alternative Statement

Feature

and Options

and Options

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

Johnson Curve

-options

SYMBOL10 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Johnson Curve

-options

SYMBOL11 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Rayleigh Curve

Rayleigh-options

SYMBOL12 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Generalized Pareto Curve

Pareto-options

SYMBOL13 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Gumbel Curve

Gumbel-options

SYMBOL14 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Power Function Curve

Power-options

SYMBOL15 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value

Inverse Gaussian Curve

IGauss-options

SYMBOL16 Statement

 

color

 

COLOR=color

 

C=color

 

line type

 

L=linetype

 

L=linetype

 

width

 

W=value

 

W=value