TEMPLATE Procedure: Plot Statements (Experimental)

SERIES Statement

Displays a series of points using line segments to connect consecutive observations of input data, and typically is used to add a time series to a plot.

SERIES X= column | expression Y= column | expression < / option(s)> ;

Usage Information

Series Plot

[Series Plot]

Required Arguments

X

specifies the column for the X values.

Y

specifies the column for the Y values.

Options

SERIES Options
Option	Description
BACKGROUND= color \| style-reference	Specifies the background color of the graph.
BACKTRANSPARENCY= number	Specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color.
BREAK= boolean	Breaks the plot line at the occurrences of the missing values of the Y variable.
DATALABEL= column	Specifies the label of the data.
DATALABELCOLOR= color \| style-reference	Specifies the color of the data labels.
DATALABELFONTFAMILY= 'string' \| style-reference	Specifies the font family of the data labels.
DATALABELFONTSIZE= dimension \| style-reference	Specifies the font size of the data labels.
DATALABELFONTSTYLE= NORMAL \| ITALIC \| style-reference	Specifies the font style of the data labels.
DATALABELFONTWEIGHT= NORMAL \| BOLD \| style-reference	Specifies the font weight of the data labels.
DATALABELFORMAT= format	Specifies the format of the data labels.
DATATRANSPARENCY= number	Specifies the degree of the transparency of the line and markers, when displayed.
GROUP= column	Creates a separate series plot for each unique group value of the specified column.
INDEX= integer-column	Specifies indices for remapping the assignment of the color, marker symbols, and line pattern to group values.
LEGENDLABEL= 'string'	Specifies the label of the legends.
LINECOLOR= color \| style-reference	Specifies the color of the line.
LINEPATTERN= line \| style-reference	Specifies the pattern of the line.
LINETHICKNESS= dimension \| style-reference	Specifies the thickness of the line.
MARKERCOLOR= color \| style-reference	Specifies the color of the observation markers.
MARKERS= boolean	Specifies whether observation markers are displayed.
MARKERSIZE= dimension \| style-reference	Specifies the marker width, which is equal to the marker height.
MARKERSYMBOL= marker \| style-reference	Specifies the marker symbol of the observation markers.
NAME= 'string'	Assigns a name to a plot statement for reference in other template statements.
TIP= ( column-list )	Specifies the information to display when the cursor is positioned over a graph element.
TRANSPARENCY= number	Specifies the degree of the transparency of the lines, markers, and background, if they are displayed in a graph.
XAXIS= X \| X2	Specifies whether data is mapped to the primary X axis or the secondary X (X2) axis.
XMAX=number	Specifies the maximum X data value to use in the display of data.
XMIN= number	Specifies the minimum X data value to use in the display of data.
YAXIS= Y \| Y2	Specifies whether data is mapped to the primary Y axis or the secondary Y (Y2) axis.
YMAX= number	Specifies the maximum Y data value to use in the display of data.
YMIN= number	Specifies the minimum Y data value to use in the display of data.

BACKGROUND= color | style-reference

specifies the background color of the graph.

Default:	Specified by the GraphBackground:Background style reference.
Interaction:	Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block.

BACKTRANSPARENCY= number

specifies the degree of the transparency of the background color.

Default:	0
Range:	0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent)
Interaction:	The BACKTRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the background.
Interaction:	Ignored in a LAYOUT OVERLAY block. For information, see Ignored Plot Options in a LAYOUT OVERLAY Block.
See also:	TRANSPARENCY= option

BREAK= boolean

breaks the plot line at missing values of the Y variable.

Default:	FALSE
Tip:	If BREAK=FALSE, then missing values are skipped and a continuous line is drawn.

DATALABEL= column

specifies the label of the data.

Default:	No labels are displayed.
Tip:	The position of the labels are adjusted to prevent the labels from overlapping.

DATALABELCOLOR= color | style-reference

specifies the color of the data labels.

Default:	Specified by the GraphDataDefault:ContrastColor style reference.
Interaction:	The DATALABELCOLOR= option overrides the GROUP= option.
Interaction:	The MARKERCOLOR= option overrides the DATALABELCOLOR= option.
Tip:	When the GROUP= option is specified, each distinct group value is represented by a different color. The data label that is associated with the group is assigned the group color. The DATALABELCOLOR= option can be used to specify a single color for all data labels in a graph, without affecting items that have the group color, such as the line and marker symbols.

DATALABELFONTFAMILY= 'string' | style-reference

specifies the font family of the data labels.

Default:	Specified by the GraphDataText:Font_Face style reference.
Restriction:	You can specify only one font family name.

DATALABELFONTSIZE=dimension | style-reference

specifies the font size of the data labels.

Default:

Specified by the GraphDataText:Font_Size style reference.

DATALABELFONTSTYLE= NORMAL | ITALIC | style-reference

specifies the font style of the data labels.

Default:

Specified by the GraphDataText:Font_Style style reference.

DATALABELFONTWEIGHT= NORMAL | BOLD | style-reference

specifies the font weight of the data labels.

Default:

Specified by the GraphDataText:Font_Weight style reference.

DATALABELFORMAT= format

specifies the format of the data labels.

Default:	The format of the column. For an unformatted numeric column, the data label uses the BEST12 format.
Restriction:	The w.d format must be specified using the Fw.d format.

DATATRANSPARENCY= number

specifies the degree of the transparency of the line and markers, when they are displayed.

Default:	0
Range:	0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent)
Interaction:	The DATATRANSPARENCY= option overrides the TRANSPARENCY= option for the line and markers.
See also:	TRANSPARENCY= option

GROUP= column

creates a separate series plot for each unique group value of the specified column.

Default:	Each distinct group value is represented in the graph by a different combination of color, marker symbol, and line pattern (as appropriated for the graph).
Interaction:	The GROUP= option overrides the LEGENDLABEL= option values.
Tip:	The representations that are used to identify the groups can be overridden individually. For example, each distinct group value is represented by a different marker symbol when markers are displayed. The MARKERSYMBOL= option can be used to assign the same symbol to all of the plot's marker symbols.

INDEX= integer-column

specifies indices for remapping the assignment of the color, marker symbols, and line pattern to group values.

Restriction:	The INDEX= option must be used with the GROUP= option. If the GROUP= option is not specified, then the INDEX= option is ignored.
Interaction:	If the INDEX= option is not used, then group values are mapped in the order of the data.

LEGENDLABEL= 'string'

specifies the label of the legends.

Default:	No label
Interaction:	The GROUP= option overrides the LEGENDLABEL= option.

LINECOLOR= color | style-reference

specifies the color of the line.

Default:	If the GROUP= option is specified, then the color is specified by the contrast color in the GraphData1 - GraphData12 style elements. If the GROUP= option is not specified, then the color is specified by the GraphDataDefault:ContrastColor style reference.
Interaction:	The LINECOLOR= option overrides the default color mapping for group values.

LINEPATTERN= line | style-reference

specifies the pattern of the line.

Default:

If the GROUP= option is not specified, then the line pattern is specified by the GraphDataDefault:LineStyle style reference.

If the GROUP= option is specified, then the line patterns are specified by the LineStyle attribute in the GraphData1 - GraphData12 style elements.

If the GraphData1 - GraphData12 style elements do not set the LineStyle attribute, then a default sequence of line patterns is used.

Interaction:

The LINEPATTERN= option overrides the default line mapping for group values.

LINETHICKNESS= dimension | style-reference

specifies the thickness of the line.

Default:

1 px

MARKERCOLOR= color | style-reference

specifies the color of the observation markers.

Default:	Specified by the GraphDataDefault:ContrastColor style reference.
Interaction:	The MARKERCOLOR= option overrides the GROUP= option. The marker symbol is used to distinguish the groups.

MARKERS= boolean

specifies whether observation markers are displayed.

Default:

TRUE

MARKERSIZE= dimension | style-reference

specifies the marker width, which is equal to the marker height.

Default:

Specified by the GraphDataDefault:MarkerSize style reference.

MARKERSYMBOL= marker | style-reference

specifies the marker symbol of the observation markers.

Default:	If the GROUP= option is not specified, then the marker symbol is specified by the GraphDataDefault:MarkerSymbol style reference. If the GROUP= option is specified, then the marker symbols are specified by the MarkerSymbol attribute in the GraphData1 - GraphData12 style elements. If the GraphData1 - GraphData12 style elements do not define the MarkerSymbol attribute, then a STANDARD marker set is used.
Interaction:	The MARKERSYMBOL= option overrides the GROUP= option and the marker color is used to distinguish groups.
Tip:	The data values are centered around the marker positions in both the X and Y directions. The positions are not adjusted to prevent overlap.

NAME= 'string'

assigns a name to a plot statement for reference in other template statements.

Restriction:	The string specified by the NAME= option must be unique within the template.
Restriction:	The string specified by the NAME= option cannot contain embedded spaces.
Tip:	The NAME= option is used mostly in the DISCRETELEGEND statement in order to coordinate the use of colors, marker symbols, and line patterns between the graph and the legend.
Tip:	string is case sensitive.

TIP= ( column-list )

specifies the information to display when the cursor is positioned over a graph element.

Default:	All of the variables specified for the graph.
Requirement:	You can activate tool tips in a SAS program by specifying an ODS GRAPHICS statement that has IMAGEFMT=STATICMAP specified.
Requirement:	Tool tips are only available for graphs that are written to the ODS HTML destination. Tool tips are only displayed if they are activated by the SAS program that generates the ODS graphics output.

TRANSPARENCY= number

specifies the degree of the transparency of the lines, markers, and background, if they are displayed in a graph.

Default:	0
Range:	0 (opaque) to 1 (entirely transparent)
Interaction:	You can specify the transparency of individual graph elements by using the BACKTRANSPARENCY= and DATATRANSPARENCY= options. The value specified by the TRANSPARENCY= option is only applied to the transparencies that you do not specify individually.
Interaction:	In a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, the TRANSPARENCY= option only affects the line and the markers. The LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specifies the transparency of the background.

XAXIS= X | X2

specifies whether data is mapped to the primary X axis or to the secondary X (X2) axis.

Default:	X
Interaction:	Within a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, multiple plots can share a primary axis and a secondary axis. The primary and secondary axes can have different scales, and the XAXIS= option for a particular plot can map data to either axis. The XAXISOPTS= and X2AXISOPTS= options of a LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specify whether the axes are displayed, and specify the axis characteristics.

XMAX= number

specifies the maximum X data value to use in the display of data.

Default:	The maximum X value in the data.
Restriction:	If the data contains values that are greater than the number specified by the XMAX= option, then the data values are excluded from the line.

XMIN= number

specifies the minimum X data value to use in the display of the data.

Default:	The minimum X value in the data.
Restriction:	If the data contains values that are less than the number specified by the XMIN= option, then the data values are excluded from the line.

YAXIS= Y | Y2

specifies whether data is mapped to the primary Y axis or to the secondary Y (Y2) axis.

Default:	Y
Interaction:	Within a LAYOUT OVERLAY block, multiple plots can share a primary axis and a secondary axis. The primary and secondary axes can have different scales, and the YAXIS= option for a particular plot can map data to either axis. The YAXISOPTS= and Y2AXISOPTS= options of a LAYOUT OVERLAY statement specify whether the axes are displayed, and specify the axis characteristics.

YMAX= number

specifies the maximum Y data value to use in the display of data.

Default:	The maximum Y value in the data.
Restriction:	If the data contains values that are greater than the number specified by the YMAX= option, then the data values are excluded from the line.

YMIN= number

specifies the minimum Y data value to use in the display of data.

Default:	The minimum Y value in the data.
Restriction:	If the data contains values that are less than the number specified by the YMIN= option, then the data values are excluded from the graph, plot, or line.

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