Example: Create a Classification Panel

About This Example

In this example, you create a classification panel based on two bar charts. You also do the following:
  • change the color and transparency for one of the bar charts
  • add a global legend
  • customize the title and footnote
  • remove the axis labels
Here is the graph that you create in this example:
Classification Panel
Classification Panel
There are several ways to create and customize this graph. The following steps show one way to create the graph.

Step One: Create the Graph and Assign Data

To create the graph and assign data:
  1. Open the Graph Gallery if it is not already open. For instructions, see Open and Use the Graph Gallery.
  2. On the Basic tab, double-click the Vertical Bar icon. The Assign Data dialog box appears.
  3. In the Assign Data dialog box, complete these steps:
    • Select SASHELP from the Library list box.
    • Select PRDSALE from the Data Set list box.
    • Select COUNTRY from the Category list box.
    • Select PREDICT from the Response list box.
  4. Click the Panel Variables tab.
  5. Select PRODTYPE from the Column list box.
  6. Click OK.
  7. From the Plot Layers panel, click and drag the Bar icon to the graph. The Assign Data dialog box appears.
  8. In the Assign Data dialog box, complete these steps:
    • Select COUNTRY from the Category list box.
    • Select ACTUAL from the Response list box.
  9. Click OK.

Step Two: Change Plot Properties

Change the color and transparency of the second bar chart so that it can more easily be distinguished from the first bar chart.
To change the plot properties:
  1. Right-click anywhere within the plot area and select Plot Properties. The Cell Properties dialog box appears and displays the Plots tab.
  2. From the Plot list box, select bar2 if it is not already selected.
  3. In the Fill section, select a different color from the Color list box. For this example, select the peach color (peach color).
  4. Click and drag the Transparency slider to the right to increase the transparency to 50%.
  5. Click the Bar tab.
  6. Select 0.65 from the Bar Width list box.
  7. Click OK.
Tip
The bar width can also be changed when you assign data to the plot. To access this option, click Advanced Options in the Assign Data dialog box.

Step Three: Add a Global Legend

To add a global legend to a graph:
  1. Click Global legend icon in the toolbar. The Global Legend dialog box appears. The dialog box contains a list of all the plots and lines in the graph.
  2. Select the check box next to the Select Plot column heading. Both plots are automatically selected.
  3. Click OK. The legend appears at the bottom of the graph.

Step Four: Customize the Title and Footnote

Most graphs that are opened from the Graph Gallery contain a placeholder title and footnote. For this example, you replace the title text and remove the footnote.
To customize the title and the footnote:
  1. Double-click the placeholder title. The placeholder text is highlighted:
    title text box
  2. In the text box, enter Predicted and Actual Sales Figures.
  3. In the bottom left corner of the graph, double-click the placeholder footnote. The placeholder text is highlighted.
  4. In the text box, enter Data: 1993, 1994.

Step Five: Remove the Axis Labels

The axis labels occupy graph space and are not necessary to understand the graph. You can remove them from the graph.
  1. Triple-click the Y axis label (“Predicted Sales”) and press DELETE. The axis label is removed.
  2. Triple-click the X axis label (“Country”) and press DELETE. The axis label is removed.
The labels are not permanently deleted. If you want to restore a label for an axis, right-click the axis and select Axis Properties. Then select the Label check box.
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