topic Re: how to change the pattern in proc sgplot in SAS Programming

how to change the pattern in proc sgplot

JacAder — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:10:27 GMT

Dear SAS community, I would like to use "pattern" option in "Band" statement, but the code does not work.

Referring to the instruction under

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=grstatproc&docsetTarget=n1t2ihc734azuvn17021ri2cl057.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en#p07xphkuqlrhegn1gw3om8nho8t2a

I use FILLPATTERN and FILLPATTERNATTRS=(pattern=R1) in "band" statement. it does not work. Thank you as always!

proc sgplot data=Density;
 series x=height ;
 band x=height upper=upside lower=lowside / fillattrs=(color=red transparency=0.7) FILLPATTERN FILLPATTERNATTRS=(pattern=R1) legendlabel="Lower Decile";
run;

Re: how to change the pattern in proc sgplot

MCoopmans — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:13:24 GMT

Hello,

The series statement needs both an x= and a y= argument. You can omit the "series" statement and only have a "band" when you don't have a variable to plot and only want the bands to be visible.

running this example would generate some data and a plot including a pattern in the band as expected:

data want;
 value=INT(ranuni(765)*100);
 _up=value*.1;
 _low=_up;
 do x=1 to 100;
  value=value+(10-CEIL(20*ranuni(203)));
  up=value+_up;
  low=value-_low;
  _up=_up+(4-CEIL(5*ranuni(203)));
  _low=_low+(4-CEIL(5*ranuni(203)));
  output;
 end;
 drop _:;
run;

proc sgplot data=want;
 series x=x y=value;
 band x=x upper=up lower=low / fillattrs=(color=red transparency=0.7)
     FILLPATTERN FILLPATTERNATTRS=(pattern=R3) legendlabel="Lower Decile";
run;

and this is the output generated.

All the best,

Mathias.

Re: how to change the pattern in proc sgplot

JacAder — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:27:56 GMT

Mathias, really appreciate your help! I tried the code, and the same error is still there:

then I use "fill" rather than "fillpattern", the error is as following:

is the error SAS version specific?

Re: how to change the pattern in proc sgplot

MCoopmans — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:13:36 GMT

Hello,

The fillpattern option was introduced with SAS 9.4 M5, you can read more about that here: https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=grstatproc&docsetTarget=grstatprocwhatsnew94.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en

You should consider upgrading...

greetings,

Mathias.

Re: how to change the pattern in proc sgplot

JacAder — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 05:29:52 GMT

thanks again, will make my supervisor aware.