topic Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf in ODS and Base Reporting

Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

MichaelvanStraten — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:00:15 GMT

Hi to all,

I recently switched to SAS v 9.4 and am now running on windows 8 64 bit. I am interested in changing the default title "Distribution of varname" in my ODS output to a customized title including a macro variable name. I am referring to the title that is included IN the image of the histogram (under the title "the UNIVARIATE procedure"). I used to do this very primitively in version 9.3 by running the source code I found for Base.Univariate.Graphics.Comphistogram with a modified line for EntryTitle (i.e. my own title). Now that is not working, even when modifying and using the source code I found in v 9.4, possibly because I don't know what and how to change...

Could someone please help me with a solution?

All the best,

Michael

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:15:09 GMT

On the plus side, its become easier

ODSTITLE option on your histogram statement.

data Trans;

input Thick @@;

label Thick = 'Plating Thickness (mils)';

datalines;

3.468 3.428 3.509 3.516 3.461 3.492 3.478 3.556 3.482 3.512

3.490 3.467 3.498 3.519 3.504 3.469 3.497 3.495 3.518 3.523

3.458 3.478 3.443 3.500 3.449 3.525 3.461 3.489 3.514 3.470

3.561 3.506 3.444 3.479 3.524 3.531 3.501 3.495 3.443 3.458

3.481 3.497 3.461 3.513 3.528 3.496 3.533 3.450 3.516 3.476

3.512 3.550 3.441 3.541 3.569 3.531 3.468 3.564 3.522 3.520

3.505 3.523 3.475 3.470 3.457 3.536 3.528 3.477 3.536 3.491

3.510 3.461 3.431 3.502 3.491 3.506 3.439 3.513 3.496 3.539

3.469 3.481 3.515 3.535 3.460 3.575 3.488 3.515 3.484 3.482

3.517 3.483 3.467 3.467 3.502 3.471 3.516 3.474 3.500 3.466

;

title 'Analysis of Plating Thickness';

ods graphics on;

proc univariate data=Trans noprint;

histogram Thick/odstitle="Check this out";

run;

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

PaigeMiller — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:06:55 GMT

I don't see this option documented anywhere in the SAS 9.4 docs for PROC UNIVARIATE ... nor does it appear as an option for PROC UNIVARIATE when I search for the word ODSTITLE ... can you point me to where this is documented?

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:16:53 GMT

This was all I could find on it:

What's New in SAS(R) 9.3 and SAS(R) Analytical Products 12.1

I couldn't find it in the doc myself, which doesn't mean it isn't there.

It was posted a few weeks ago here

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

MichaelvanStraten — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:33:29 GMT

Thanks a lot Reeza!

Worked like magic.

Best regards,

Michael

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

PaigeMiller — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:41:33 GMT

So if it is new in SAS 9.3, shouldn't it be in the docs for 9.4? (rhetorical question, I don't expect you to answer)

Is this something worth reporting as a bug? Not a software bug, but a documentation bug? Has anyone ever reported a documentation bug before? (not a rhetorical question, I am really curious if this should be reported)

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:59:24 GMT

My guess is that it's documented else where, such as a generic ODS Graphics section or such.

My searches only showed it on SAS/QC though. And it does have some interesting new options.

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

PaigeMiller — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:09:02 GMT

When I am in SAS and press F1, I can then do a text search of the entire SAS 9.4 docs (for the products I have licensed), and ODSTITLE shows up for SAS/QC PROCs only.

So I have decided to report this as a "bug". That's why they pay me the big bucks!

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Cynthia_sas — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:55:11 GMT

Hi:

I found ODSTITLE and ODSFOOTNOTE documented for PROC UNIVARIATE, here

Base SAS(R) 9.4 Procedures Guide: Statistical Procedures, Second Edition look for the options topic "Options for ODS Graphics Output".

cynthia

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

PaigeMiller — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:02:57 GMT

I see that, thank you, Cynthia, however my concern is that the documentation is not consistent, and ODSTITLE for PROC UNIVARIATE is not searchable

If I use F1 in SAS to launch the local Help Application, click on Index, then go to "UNIVARIATE Procedure, HISTOGRAM Statement" and then click on Dictionary of Options, ODSTITLE simply isn't in the Dictionary of Options.

Similarly, if I click on Search and type in ODSTITLE, it should search the entire text of the local Help Application, and find all pages that contain ODSTITLE, but it does not find any PROC UNIVARIATE instances of ODSTITLE. Every example found is for SAS/QC

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Cynthia_sas — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:30:45 GMT

Hi:
When I look in the index, I do see ODSTITLE under the "common" plot statements. See the attached screen shots.

cynthia

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

PaigeMiller — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:40:51 GMT

Hi, Cynthia

I guess we have different philosophies here

I have no doubt that you, and probably others, can find the information we are discussing. The problem is that I cannot find it.

Furthermore, when I want to find options that work for PROC UNIVARIATE HISTOGRAM statement, I think I should be able to go to PROC UNIVARIATE HISTOGRAM statement and find it, in the dictionary of options. I cannot find it there.

I think that instead of having to scroll down a long list of statements to find ODSTITLE, I should be able to type ODSTITLE into either the INDEX tab search or the SEARCH tab and have these searches find the information for me. But they do not find this information for me.

My philosophy is that if I look in the expected places, and use the expected tools, that I get the expected results. My philosophy is NOT that I should have to have someone else find these things for me.

By the way, I don't see anything here that resembles your screen capture entitled "scroll_down_see_ODSTITLE.png"

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:48:12 GMT

I agree, with the fact that its not showing up in searches.
Either online or via SAS. Don't know where the bug is for that though.

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Tiny_Kane — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:36:11 GMT

Hi~ I tries, but it could not work.....Could you tell me how did you make it?

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:50:18 GMT

You're probably not on SAS 9.4

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Tiny_Kane — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:53:53 GMT

yep~ I am on SAS 9.3. I clicked the link you offered, it was What's New in SAS(R) 9.3 and SAS(R) Analytical Products 12.1

I thought SAS 9.3 worked too...But it was not...I am confused why they put the new feature into the above link....Anyway, thanks~

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:58:28 GMT

My bad, it does say 9.3 so it should work. I just tested in on 9.3 and it does.

If it isn't post your code and log.

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Tiny_Kane — Mon, 05 May 2014 18:25:31 GMT

ods graphics on;

proc univariate data=data noprint;

histogram teg_r_time/ odstitle="analysis of teg_r_time";

run;

82 ods graphics on;

83 proc univariate data=data noprint;

84 histogram teg_r_time/ odstitle="analysis of teg_r_time";

--------

ERROR 22-322: Syntax error, expecting one of the following: ;, ANNOKEY, ANNOTATE, BARLABEL,

BARWIDTH, BETA, CAXIS, CBARLINE, CFILL, CFRAME, CFRAMESIDE, CFRAMETOP, CGRID,

CHREF, CLIPREF, CONTENTS, CPROP, CTEXT, CV, CVREF, DESCRIPTION, ENDPOINTS,

EXPONENTIAL, FONT, FRONTREF, GAMMA, GRID, GUMBEL, HANGING, HAXIS, HEIGHT, HMINOR,

HOFFSET, HREF, HREFLABELS, HREFLABPOS, IGAUSS, INFONT, INHEIGHT, INTERBAR,

INTERTILE, KERNEL, LGRID, LHREF, LOGNORMAL, LVREF, MAXNBIN, MAXSIGMAS,

MIDPERCENTS, MIDPOINTS, NAME, NCOL, NCOLS, NENDPOINTS, NMIDPOINTS, NOBARS,

NOCHART, NOCURVELEGEND, NOFRAME, NOHLABEL, NOLEGEND, NOPLOT, NORMAL,

NOTABCONTENTS, NOVLABEL, NOVTICK, NROW, NROWS, OUTHISTOGRAM, OUTKERNEL, PARETO,

PFILL, POWER, RAYLEIGH, RTINCLUDE, SB, SU, TILELEGLABEL, TURNVLABELS, VAXIS,

VAXISLABEL, VMINOR, VOFFSET, VREF, VREFLABELS, VREFLABPOS, VSCALE, WAXIS,

WBARLINE, WEIBULL, WGRID.

ERROR 76-322: Syntax error, statement will be ignored.

85 run;

NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.

NOTE: PROCEDURE UNIVARIATE used (Total process time):

real time 0.00 seconds

cpu time 0.00 seconds

It seems like there is no this option......

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Reeza — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:22:21 GMT

ods graphics on;

proc univariate data=sashelp.class noprint;

histogram weight/ odstitle = "Sample ODS output title";

run;

Does that work for you?

If not I'll go back to the version issue, make sure you have STAT 12.1

ie I see the following in my log:

NOTE: This session is executing on the X64_7PRO platform.

NOTE: Enhanced analytical products:

SAS/STAT 12.1, SAS/IML 12.1

Re: Changing the title of a histogram, proc univariate, ods rtf

Tiny_Kane — Mon, 05 May 2014 20:53:37 GMT

No, it does not work.....Now, we got the reason....I may not have STAT 12.1.... Do you know how to check version detail? thanks~~~