topic Re: Meaning of the symbols attached to process flow icons in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984305#M46435 <P>To note while we are looking for an icon glossary:&nbsp;Here are the ODS output icons for destinations</P> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CSV, HTML, PDF, RTF, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, XML, EPub.</P> <P><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="kk.png" style="width: 424px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/113430iCDCEF971B2BE85BE/image-dimensions/424x32?v=v2" width="424" height="32" role="button" title="kk.png" alt="kk.png" /></span></P> <P><BR />ODS PCL does not update the process flow.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:09:20 GMT ChrisNZ 2026-03-03T03:09:20Z Meaning of the symbols attached to process flow icons https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984300#M46433 <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_0" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_1" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_2" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_3" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_4" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_5" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV id="tinyMceEditorChrisNZ_6" class="mceNonEditable lia-copypaste-placeholder">&nbsp;</DIV> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="kk.png" style="width: 537px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/113428i54B204079497A952/image-dimensions/537x96?v=v2" width="537" height="96" role="button" title="kk.png" alt="kk.png" /></span></P> <P>In this process flow, we have</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>A question mark on the top right corner of the icon image. <BR />This indicates the presence of a prompt.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>A brown triangle on the top left corner of the icon image. <BR />This indicates a runtime warning.</P> <P><BR />A red circle and a cross on the top left corner of the icon image. <BR />This indicates a&nbsp;runtime error.</P> <P><BR />A curved arrow pointing to 1 o'clock on the bottom left corner of the icon image. <BR />This indicates an external link. A black triangle would indicate embedded code.</P> <P><BR />A red circle on the bottom right corner of the icon image. <BR />This seems to be part of the icon itself, like the globe for HTML output icon? What a poor design choice!</P> <P><BR />A flag to the top right corner of the icon's text area. <BR />This indicates a condition (yet untested as nothing has run).&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="aa.png" style="width: 214px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/113426iB898E97EF040045C/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="aa.png" alt="aa.png" /></span>&nbsp;<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The flag can change to a tick or a cross, which indicates a successful or a failed condition.<BR /><BR /></P> <P>A number to the bottom right corner of the icon's text area. <BR />What is this?</P> <P><BR />Is there a glossary of these symbols somewhere?</P> <P><BR /><BR /></P> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 02:36:23 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984300#M46433 ChrisNZ 2026-03-03T02:36:23Z Re: Meaning of the symbols attached to process flow icons https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984305#M46435 <P>To note while we are looking for an icon glossary:&nbsp;Here are the ODS output icons for destinations</P> <P>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CSV, HTML, PDF, RTF, Word, Powerpoint, Excel, XML, EPub.</P> <P><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="kk.png" style="width: 424px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/113430iCDCEF971B2BE85BE/image-dimensions/424x32?v=v2" width="424" height="32" role="button" title="kk.png" alt="kk.png" /></span></P> <P><BR />ODS PCL does not update the process flow.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 03:09:20 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984305#M46435 ChrisNZ 2026-03-03T03:09:20Z Re: Meaning of the symbols attached to process flow icons https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984318#M46437 <P>When you right-click on a program object then choose Condition &gt; Add.... then a number is assigned to that object which appears to represent the sequence in which the condition was added.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Regards,</P> <P>Bill</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:54:38 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984318#M46437 BillSawyer 2026-03-03T14:54:38Z Re: Meaning of the symbols attached to process flow icons https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984385#M46438 <P>Thanks Bill. Your replying is much appreciated.<BR />Do you know if there is a use for these numbers?</P> <P>I can;t imagine how surfacing the order when condions are added can be useful?</P> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:21:40 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Meaning-of-the-symbols-attached-to-process-flow-icons/m-p/984385#M46438 ChrisNZ 2026-03-04T22:21:40Z