Graph Template Language: Beyond the Basics
This developer-led seminar presents an in-depth look at how to create custom graphs using the Graph Template Language (GTL). It concludes with a demonstration of the ODS Graphics Designer, an application for creating custom graphs interactively. This application generates the GTL program for the graph you create, thus providing another view into GTL. You can also use this application to create custom styles for usage with graphs.
Learn how to
- combine Layout, Plot, Entry, and Legend statements with conditionals and function evaluation to create custom graphs
- use the ODS Graphics Designer.
Duration: 1 day
Intermediate level programming knowledge of SAS.
Graph Template Language
- short overview of ODS Graphics components
- relationship between SAS/GRAPH Statistical Graphics Procedures and GTL
- core concepts about templates, compilation and execution
- planning the graph organization with layouts
- using computed versus parameterized plots
- getting the details right
- titles, footnotes, insets, and labels
- legends and axes
- thinking in terms of styles
- using dynamics, functions, expressions, and conditional logic in template definitions
- controlling output characteristics and optimizing output quality
ODS Graphics Designer
- build custom graphs interactively
- run graphs in batch with runtime variable substitution
- edit and build styles for graphs
Students have unlimited 24/7 access to the interactive multimedia course on the Web for one year.
The course requires only a standard Web browser and a free Flash plug-in. The course includes data
that can be downloaded, printable lesson summaries, a Quick Reference Guide, practices and solutions,
step-by-step demonstrations, and a Certificate of Completion.
This course addresses SAS/GRAPH.
You should
- use Internet Explorer 6.0 or later or Firefox 1.5 or later, with JavaScript and cookies enabled
- have the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player installed
- have base SAS software visible on the same machine that you are taking the training on so that you can practice your new skills in your own SAS environment.
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