Glossary

cell

a distinct rectangular subregion of a graph that can contain plots, text, or legends.

classification panel

a multi-cell graph in which the cell layout is subset by one or more classification variables. The number of the cells and their layout are determined by the unique values of the classification variables. Each cell of the panel has the same types of plots.

classification variable

a variable whose values classify the observations in a data set into different groups that are meaningful for analysis.

graph

a visualization created by SAS/GRAPH software. A graph that is created by ODS Graphics Designer can contain titles, footnotes, legends, and one or more cells, and it is saved as an SGD file. A generic term for final graphical output without regard to content or format.

Graph Gallery

in ODS Graphics Designer, a gallery of predefined, commonly used graphs. Users can add their own custom graphs to the gallery.

Graph Template Language

an extension to the Output Delivery System (ODS) that enables users to create sophisticated analytical graphs. Short form: GTL.

GTL

See Graph Template Language.

heterogeneous panel

a paneled graph in which each cell is defined independently and can contain different types of plots.

legend

in a graph, legend refers collectively to the legend border, one or more legend entries (where each entry has a symbol and a corresponding label), and an optional legend title.

marker

a symbol such as a circle, a triangle, or a diamond that is used to indicate the location of a data point in a plot.

ODS

See Output Delivery System.

ODS Graphics

an extension to ODS that is used to create analytical graphs using the Graph Template Language.

ODS Graphics template

a template for graphics created by the TEMPLATE procedure that contains the definition of the graph.

Output Delivery System

a component of SAS software that can produce output in a variety of formats such as markup languages (HTML, XML), PDF, listing, RTF, PostScript, and SAS data sets. Short form: ODS.

panel

a graph with multiple cells.

plot

a visual representation of data such as a scatter plot, a series line, or a histogram. In the ODS Graphics context, plot is a generic term for the graphical element or elements drawn by a plot statement. Multiple plots can be overlaid in a cell to create a graph.

role

a description of the purpose that a variable serves in a plot. For example, a series plot has predefined roles named for X , Y, GROUP, and CURVELABEL.

scatter plot matrix

a grid of scatter plots showing pair-wise combinations of multiple numeric variables. For example, a default scatter plot matrix of variables A, B, and C would show a grid of three rows and three columns.

secondary axis

the X2 or Y2 axis as contrasted to the X or Y primary axis. Typically, the X2 axis is drawn along the top of the plot, and the Y2 axis is drawn along the right edge of the plot.

SGD file

an ODS Graphics Designer file. Users can open this file in the designer and change the graph. Users can also render the graph to an ODS destination by using the SGDESIGN procedure.

shared variable

a feature of ODS Graphics Designer that enables users to reuse graphs and specify different variables from the same or from a different data set.

style

an ODS template that can be used to control the visual aspects (colors, fonts, lines, markers, and so on) of a graph. A style consists of many style elements, and each style element consists of style attributes.

style attribute

a visual property, such as color, font properties, and line characteristics, that has a reserved name and value defined in ODS. Style attributes are collectively referenced by a style element within a style definition.

style element

a named collection of style attributes that affects specific parts of ODS output. For example, the GraphTitleText style element specifies the color and font properties of title text and possibly other text in the graph. See also style attribute.

template

a description of how output should appear when it is formatted.