The following message might be issued in the SAS Log when attempting to associate a user-defined format using the FORMAT= option in the action statement in PROC GKPI:

This problem occurs if the format has not been referenced in a previous procedure.

To circumvent the problem, submit a procedure that applies the format to a variable before running the GKPI procedure. The sample code on the Full Code tab illustrates the syntax for the circumvention.

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ods listing close;
ods html file='test.html' path='.';
goptions dev=javaimg;

%let multiplier = %sysevalf(1/360);

proc format lib=work;
   picture asic_hour (round)
      low-high='00000000000009.9h' (mult=&multiplier.);
run;

data class;
   set sashelp.class;
   sec=3850;
   format sec asic_hour.;
run;

proc gchart data=class;
   vbar age;
   format age asic_hour.;
run;
quit;

ods html close;
ods html file='test.html' path='.';
goptions reset=all device=javaimg ;

proc gkpi mode=raised;
   vslider actual=3850 bounds=(0 3600 5400 7200) / target=3600
           format="ASIC_HOUR.";
run;

ods html close;
ods listing;