The NETDRAW Procedure

Example 7.3: Spanning Multiple Pages

In this example, the Schedule data set produced by PROC CPM is displayed in a graphics network. As in the second part of Example 7.1, the procedure displays the duration as well as the early and late start and finish times and the total float and free float of each activity in the node corresponding to that activity. The network cannot fit on one page and is drawn across three pages, as shown in Output 7.3.1.

This example also illustrates several options for controlling the appearance of the network diagram. The pattern statements set a background fill color for all the nodes of the network (PATTERN1 and PATTERN2). The COUTLINE= and CCRITOUT= options set the outline colors for noncritical and critical activities, respectively. Recall that the procedure uses the values of the E_FINISH and L_FINISH variables to determine if an activity is critical. The CARCS= and CCRITARCS= options color the regular arcs blue and the critical arcs (arcs connecting critical activities) red, respectively and the CTEXT= options sets the color of the text to blue. Finally, the LWIDTH= option sets the default width for all the lines in the network, and the LWCRIT= option further highlights the critical arcs by drawing them with thicker lines.

In this invocation of PROC NETDRAW, the SEPARATEARCS option is used so that the two parallel arcs leading into the activity 'Test Market' (one from 'Mkt.Strat.' and the other from 'Init. Prod.') are drawn along separate tracks instead of along a single track as in Example 7.2.

  
    goptions hpos=80 vpos=50 border; 
    pattern1 c=ltgray v=s; 
    pattern2 c=ltgray v=s; 
  
    title c=blue j=l h=1.5 
                             ' Project: Widget Manufacture'; 
    title2 c=blue j=l h=1.5 ' Schedule Information'; 
    footnote c=blue j=r 'Spanning Multiple Pages '; 
    proc netdraw data=sched graphics; 
       actnet / act=task 
                succ=(succ1 succ2 succ3) 
                dur = days 
                coutline=blue 
                ccritout=red 
                carcs=blue 
                ccritarcs=red 
                ctext=blue 
                lwidth=1 
                lwcrit=2 
                separatearcs; 
       run;
 

Output 7.3.1: Project Schedule