This course teaches you how to produce high-quality presentation graphics using ODS Graphics, which is a part of Base SAS beginning with SAS 9.3.
Learn how to
- use programming statements or the interactive ODS Graphics Designer to create scatter plots, line plots, regression plots, bar charts, histograms, and many other commonly used types of graphs
- create multi-panel graphs
- customize graph elements such as markers, plot lines, fills, axes, and legends
- apply annotations that supplement the features available with ODS Graphics procedures
- deliver graphs in multiple formats, such as static image files that can be exported to other applications.
Who should attend
SAS users who want to generate plots and charts interactively or using SAS program code
Before attending this course, you should have completed the SAS Programming 1: Essentials course or have equivalent programming experience.
This course addresses Base SAS software, beginning with SAS 9.3. For SAS 9.2, ODS Graphics is part of SAS/GRAPH software.
This course addresses Base SAS software.
Introduction and Graphical Reporting Overview- course logistics
- creating graphical output in SAS
- ODS Graphics examples
- comparing ODS Graphics and SAS/GRAPH
Overview of ODS Graphics- ODS Graphics components
- ODS Graphics procedures and interfaces
- ODS Graphics output
Creating Graphs with Base SAS and SAS/STAT Procedures- graphics output from the FREQ procedure
- graphics output from the UNIVARIATE procedure
- additional information about creating graphs with Base SAS and statistical procedures
SGPLOT Procedure- basic plots: SCATTER and SERIES
- basic plots: BAND, NEEDLE, BUBBLE, HIGHLOW
- distribution plots
- categorization charts and plots
- fit and confidence plots
- overlaying plots
Controlling the Appearance of Plots- using styles
- using procedure options to control graph appearance
- adding reference lines
- controlling axis appearance
- controlling legend appearance
- adding text to a graph
- creating and using your own styles
SGPANEL Procedure- PLOT and PANELBY statements
- controlling axis and legend appearance
SGSCATTER Procedure- PLOT statement
- COMPARE statement
- MATRIX statement
Annotating ODS Graphics- introduction to annotation
- controlling the drawing space
- using the LINE and ARROW functions
- using the TEXT and TEXTCONT functions
Graph Template Language and the SGRENDER Procedure- introduction to Graph Template Language (GTL)
- a closer look at GTL
- modifying GTL produced by SG procedures and creating custom graphs
- using dynamic references and macro variables
ODS Graphics Designer- using the ODS Graphics Designer
- saving and redisplaying graphs using Graph Template Language (GTL) and the SGRENDER procedure
- saving SGD files and redisplaying graphs using the SGDESIGN procedure
Learning More
ODS Graphics Editor- creating an SGE file and opening the editor
- modifying attributes of an existing graph
- adding elements to a graph
Using Attribute Maps- creating and using attribute maps
Using ODS Graphics with SAS Enterprise Guide- creating plots using Base SAS and statistical procedures
- creating graphs using ODS Graphics procedures
- general considerations for creating graphics using SAS Enterprise Guide
- using the ODS Graphics Designer and ODS Graphics Editor
