Dictionary of Options

You can specify the following options in the PROC PARETO statement. The notes Traditional Graphics and Line Printer identify options that apply only to traditional graphics and line printer charts, respectively.

ANNOTATE=SAS-data-set
ANNO=SAS-data-set

[Traditional Graphics] specifies an input data set that contains annotate variables as described in SAS/GRAPH: Reference. You can use this data set to customize traditional graphics charts with features such as labels explaining critical categories. The ANNOTATE= data set is associated with the frequency axis. If the annotation is based on data coordinates, you must use the same units as the frequency axis. Features provided in this data set are added to every chart produced in the current run of the procedure.

ANNOTATE2=SAS-data-set
ANNO2=ArgumentSAS-data-set

[Traditional Graphics] specifies an input data set that contains annotate variables as described in SAS/GRAPH: Reference. You can use this data set to customize traditional graphics charts with features such as labels explaining critical categories. The ANNOTATE2= data set is associated with the cumulative percent axis. If the annotation is based on data coordinates, you must use the same units as the cumulative percent axis. Features provided in this data set are added to every chart produced in the current run of the procedure.

DATA=SAS-data-set

specifies an input data set that contains the process variables and related variables. If you do not specify a DATA= data set, the procedure uses the most recently created data set.

FORMCHAR='string'

[Line Printer] specifies a form character list that enhances the appearance of line printer charts with corner characters and other special characters.

If your device supports the ASCII symbol set (1 or 2), use the following list:

formchar = 'B3,C4,DA,C2,BF,C3,C5,B4,C0,C1,D9'X

The FORMCHAR= option overrides (but does not alter) the FORMCHAR= option that is specified with an OPTIONS statement such as

options formchar = 'B3,C4,DA,C2,BF,C3,C5,B4,C0,C1,D9'X;

You can place the OPTIONS statement at the top of your SAS program or in an AUTOEXEC.SAS file.

GOUT=graphics-catalog

[Traditional Graphics] specifies the graphics catalog in which to save traditional graphics output.

LINEPRINTER

[Line Printer] requests that line printer charts be produced. By default, the procedure creates traditional graphics. The HBAR statement does not produce line printer output, so you cannot use an HBAR statement when the LINEPRINTER option is specified.