Using Custom Graphs to Display Results :: SAS(R) Visual Analytics 6.4: User's Guide

About Custom Graphs

The graph builder enables you to create custom graph objects. To access the graph builder, on the Objects tab, click the New button

. The Create Custom Graph window is displayed. For more information, see Creating Custom Graph Objects.

When a custom graph is saved in the My Folder location, it is displayed under the Custom heading on the Objects tab. Then, you can insert the custom graph into a report and add data to it. For information about adding a custom graph to the Objects tab, see Show or Hide Report Objects in the Objects Tab.

For a definition and a picture of each custom graph type, see Graphs, Charts, and Plots.

Specify Custom Graph Properties

To specify the properties for custom graphs:

If it is not already selected, select the custom graph in the canvas that you want to update.
In the right pane, click the Properties tab.
Update the general properties for the graph. You can update the Name, Title, Format (for the title’s font style), and Description.
Update the specific properties for the graph. The available properties depend on the selected custom graph type.

By default, the Enable selection in the viewers property is selected for custom graphs. This means that users who use the web viewer or a mobile device can select the custom graph and click to see the custom graph name and any incoming filter information.

Note: No properties are available for the schedule chart.

Specify Custom Graph Styles

To specify styles for custom graphs:

If it is not already selected, select the custom graph in the canvas that you want to update.
In the right pane, click the Styles tab.
Update the styles for the graph. The available styles depend on the selected custom graph type. For example, you can specify Data Styling, Frame Styling, Text Styling, and Data Colors for custom graphs.

By default, the background of a graph is set to white. Use the Wall background option (under Frame Styling) to specify a different color.

Your custom colors are saved between SAS Visual Analytics sessions. Your custom colors are displayed in the color palette. For an example of the color palette, see A Color Palette in the Designer.