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Exploring the Plot Statements in an ODS Statistical Graph Definition

Like an ODS table, style, or tagset definition, an ODS statistical graph definition is specified within the PROC TEMPLATE statements. The ODS statistical graph definition begins with a DEFINE STATGRAPH statement and ends with an END statement. The plot statements must be nested within a LAYOUT block. The following example shows the structure of an ODS statistical graph definition. In the following example, the SCATTERPLOT statement creates a scatter plot from input data while the LINEPARM statement adds a line to the scatter plot.

   proc template;
      define statgraph name-of-graph definition;
         notes "template-documentation";
         dynamic variables;
         mvar variables;
         nmvar variables;
            layout overlay;
               scatterplot x=column y=column /
                 markersymbol=shape;
               lineparm slope=number yintercept=number;
               entrytitle="Your Title";
            endlayout;
         end;
   run;