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

Formats available	Standard Duration (duration can vary, see event schedule for details)
Classroom:	3.0 days
Live Web Classroom:	6 half-day session(s)	System Requirements

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

• SAS resources
• next steps

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