25515 - Using a discrete numeric variable in a star chart with PROC GCHART

Sample 25515: Using a discrete numeric variable in a star chart with PROC GCHART

This sample code produces two star charts that show the total number of parts that were rejected each month for a year.

The graphics output in the Results tab was produced using SAS® 9.2. Submitting the sample code with releases of SAS prior to SAS 9.2 might produce different results.

 /* Set the graphics environment */
goptions reset=all border cback=white htitle=12pt; 

 /* Create data set REJECTS */
data rejects;
   informat date date9.;
   input site $ date badparts;
   datalines;
Sydney  01JAN1997 22
Sydney  01FEB1997 26
Sydney  01MAR1997 14
Sydney  01APR1997 18
Sydney  01MAY1997 28
Sydney  01JUN1997 22
Sydney  01JUL1997 15
Sydney  01AUG1997 18
Sydney  01SEP1997 19
Sydney  01OCT1997 15
Sydney  01NOV1997 31
Sydney  01DEC1997 23
Atlanta 01JAN1997 18
Atlanta 01FEB1997 22
Atlanta 01MAR1997 20
Atlanta 01APR1997 23
Atlanta 01MAY1997 10
Atlanta 01JUN1997 21
Atlanta 01JUL1997 29
Atlanta 01AUG1997 20
Atlanta 01SEP1997 17
Atlanta 01OCT1997 14
Atlanta 01NOV1997 16
Atlanta 01DEC1997 18
Paris   01JAN1997 13
Paris   01FEB1997 18
Paris   01MAR1997 27
Paris   01APR1997 29
Paris   01MAY1997 26
Paris   01JUN1997 20
Paris   01JUL1997 28
Paris   01AUG1997 21
Paris   01SEP1997 12
Paris   01OCT1997  8
Paris   01NOV1997 12
Paris   01DEC1997 19
;
run;

 /* Define the title for the chart */
title 'Rejected Parts';

 /* Generate the first star chart */
proc gchart data=rejects;
   format date worddate3.;
   star date / discrete
               sumvar=badparts
               noheading
               fill=s;
run;

 /* Generate the second star chart */
   star date / discrete
               sumvar=badparts
               noconnect
               noheading
	       coutline=blue;
run;
quit;

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Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> GCHART Query and Reporting ==> Creating Reports ==> Graphical ==> Graph Types ==> Charts ==> Star

Date Modified:	2005-08-24 16:06:35
Date Created:	2005-05-23 14:12:36

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SAS System	SAS/GRAPH	z/OS	9.1 TS1M0
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		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.1 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M0
		Linux	9.1 TS1M0
		OpenVMS Alpha	9.1 TS1M0
		Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M0

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Sample 25515: Using a discrete numeric variable in a star chart with PROC GCHART

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