SGSCATTER Procedure

PROC SGSCATTER Statement

Identifies the data set that contains the plot variables. The statement also gives you the option to specify a description and write template code to a file.

Requirement:

An input data set is required.

Syntax

Optional Arguments

Syntax

PROC SGSCATTER <DATA= input-data-set>

< DATTRMAP= "attribute-map-data-set " >

< DESCRIPTION= "text-string" >

< PAD= dimension <units> | (pad-options)>

< SGANNO= "annotation-data-set " >

<TMPLOUT= "filename">;

Summary of Optional Arguments

DATA=input-data-set

specifies the SAS data set that contains the variables to process.

DATTRMAP= attribute-map-data-set

specifies the SG attribute map data set that you want to use with the SGSCATTER procedure.

DESCRIPTION= “text-string”

specifies a description for the output image.

PAD= dimension<units> | (pad-options)

specifies the amount of extra space that is reserved inside the border of an annotated graph.

SGANNO= annotation-data-set

specifies the SG annotation data set that you want to use.

TMPLOUT= "filename"

specifies a file destination for the template code that is generated by the SGSCATTER procedure.

Optional Arguments

DATA=input-data-set: specifies the SAS data set that contains the variables to process. By default, the procedure uses the most recently created SAS data set.

DATTRMAP= attribute-map-data-set: specifies the SG attribute map data set that you want to use with the SGSCATTER procedure. You specify this option only if you are using an attribute map to control visual attributes of the graph. For more information, see Using SG Attribute Maps to Control Visual Attributes.

DESCRIPTION= “text-string”

specifies a description for the output image. The description identifies the image in the following locations:

the Results window
the alternate text for the image in HTML output
the table of contents that is created by the CONTENTS option in an ODS statement

The default description is “The SGSCATTER Procedure”.

Alias:DES

Notes:You can disable the alternate text in HTML output by specifying an empty string. That is, DESCRIPTION="".

The name of the output image is specified by the IMAGENAME= option in the ODS GRAPHICS statement.

PAD= dimension<units> | (pad-options)

specifies the amount of extra space that is reserved inside the border of an annotated graph.

You specify this option only if you are using the SG annotation feature to annotate your graph. For more information, see Annotating ODS Graphics.

This option creates margins around the graph for company logos, annotated notes, and so on. You can also specify the unit of measurement. The default unit is pixels. For a list of measurement units that are supported, see Units of Measurement.

Use pad options to create non-uniform padding. Edges that are not assigned padding are padded with the default amount.

pad-options can be one or more of the following:

LEFT= dimension<units>: specifies the amount of extra space to add to the left edge.

RIGHT= dimension<units>: specifies the amount of extra space to add to the right edge.

TOP= dimension<units>: specifies the amount of extra space to add to the top edge.

BOTTOM= dimension<units>: specifies the amount of extra space to add to the bottom edge.

SGANNO= annotation-data-set: specifies the SG annotation data set that you want to use. You specify this option only if you are using the SG annotation feature to annotate your graph. For more information, see Annotating ODS Graphics.

TMPLOUT= "filename": specifies a file destination for the template code that is generated by the SGSCATTER procedure.