What's New in SAS(R) 9.2

What's New

What's New in SAS/GRAPH Statistical Graphics Procedures 9.2

SAS/GRAPH Statistical Graphics Procedures has the following changes and enhancements for SAS 9.2 Phase 2:

A new VECTOR plot type is available for the SGPLOT and SGPANEL procedures.
A new JOIN plot type is available for the COMPARE and PLOT statements for the SGSCATTER procedure.
New panel layout types are available for the SGPANEL procedure.
New options are available for the PANELBY statement of the SGPANEL procedure.
The COMPARE, PLOT, and MATRIX statements for the SGSCATTER procedure now support transparency.

New VECTOR Plot Type for the SGPLOT and SGPANEL Procedures

A new VECTOR statement for the SGPLOT and SGPANEL procedures enables you to create vector plots. Vector plots create arrows between two points.

New JOIN Plot Type for the SGSCATTER Procedure

A new JOIN option for the COMPARE and PLOT statements of the SGSCATTER procedure enables you to create a join plot.

New Panel Layout Types

The SGPANEL procedure supports two new layout types. The LAYOUT= option on the PANELBY statement enables you to specify the COLUMNLATTICE and ROWLATTICE layout types.

New Options for the SGPANEL PANELBY Statement

The PANELBY statement for the SGPANEL procedure has the following new options:

BORDER | NOBORDER specifies whether borders are displayed around each cell.
COLHEADERPOS= specifies the location of the column headings.
ONEPANEL disables automatic paging for panels.
ROWHEADERPOS= specifies the location of the row headings.
START= specifies the order in which data crossings are assigned to the panel.

New Axis Options for the SGPANEL and SGPLOT Procedures

The axis control statements for the SGPANEL and SGPLOT procedures contain the following new options:

INTERVAL= specifies the tick interval for time axes.
OFFSETMAX= specifies the spacing between the last tick value on the axis and the edge of the plot area.
OFFSETMIN= specifies the spacing between the first tick value on the axis and the edge of the plot area.
TICKVALUEFORMAT= specifies the data format for the axis tick values.

Transparency for Output from the SGSCATTER Procedure

The COMPARE, MATRIX, and PLOT statements for SGSCATTER now support the TRANSPARENCY= option. You can use the TRANSPARENCY to specify the amount of transparency for your plot elements.