Fundamental ODS Graphics
Audience
Existing users of SAS language who wish to present graphics to publication quality, using the latest release of SAS software.
Attendees should expect to program with new procedures and functionality introduced in SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.3.
Prerequisites
This course is intended for those who have previously attended the Amadeus SAS Fundamentals course or equivalent. Additionally we recommend that attendees have three months of regular SAS programming experience to gain the most benefit from this course.Objectives
After two days of instructor lead tuition attendees will be able to:
- Produce high quality graphical outputs with the following SAS/GRAPH procedures:
- SGPLOT
- SGSCATTER
- SGPANEL
- SGRENDER
- Customise the appearance of graphical outputs by controlling properties like axes, reference lines, legends and text
- Use the ODS Graphics Designer to build templates and render graphics
- Use ODS styles elements and attribute maps to customise the appearance of graphics
- Understand how to store graphics in various ODS destinations and file formats
- Work with statements in the Graph Template Language to customise the layout of graphics
Topics
OG1 Introduction
- Objectives
- Concepts and Terminology
- What is ODS Graphics Software?
- Creating Graphs
OG6 The Graphics Template Language and the SGRENDER Procedure
- GTL and Proc SGRENDER
- Workshop Session
OG2 Introduction to Plots with the SGPLOT Procedure
- The SGPLOT Procedure
- Basic Plots
- Attribute Maps
- Options to the Proc SGPLOT Statement
- Workshop Session
OG7 Using the ODS Graphics Designer
- What is the ODS Graphics Designer?
- Starting the ODS Graphics Designer
- Creating a New Graph Using the Graph Gallery
- More Graphs from the Gallery
- Adding Plots and Cells to a Graph
- Workshop Session
OG3 Creating Statistical Plots with the SGPLOT Procedure
- Statistical Plots
- Distribution Plots
- Categorisation Plots
- Fit and Confidence Plots (Optional)
- Workshop Session
OG8 Using Plots Created with the ODS Graphics Designer
- Ordinary Graphs
- Shared Variable (SV) Graphs
- Using Dynamic Text Strings
- Limitations
- Workshop Session
OG4 Controlling Plot Appearance and Attributes
- Controlling Axes
- Adding Lines
- Adding Key Information
- Standard SAS Statements
- Setting Attributes
- Workshop Session
OG9 Graphics and the Output Delivery System
- Exporting Graphics with the Output Delivery System
- HTML Techniques
- Using Styles
- Customising Styles
- Graph Size and Resolution
- Working with ODS and Proc DOCUMENT (Optional)
- Workshop Session
OG5 Creating Panelled Plots with the SGSCATTER and SGPANEL Procedures
- Introduction
- Proc SGPANEL
- Proc SGSCATTER (Optional)
- Workshop Session
OG10 Comparison with Traditional SAS Graphics
- General Features
- Types of Plot Available
- Annotation Facilities
On-site courses prices
| Attendees | 2 Days |
|---|---|
| 1 | £1580 |
| 2 | £1580 |
| 3 | £1890 |
| 4 | £2280 |
| 5 | £2750 |
| 6 | £3180 |
| 7 | £3570 |
| 8 | £3760 |
| 9 | £4050 |
| 10 | £4200 |
On-site Training Enquiry
This course is available on-site.
