topic Re: Editing ODS Graphics in Graphics Programming

Editing ODS Graphics

DNYabs — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:33:26 GMT

So, I am trying to analyze ordinal data for a virus study, wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). The ordinal severity scores ranged from 1 (no viral symptoms) to 5 (severe chlorosis/death). Two cultivars/varieties were inoculated with three MSMV isolates. The following SAS code was used:

Proc Logistic descending data = DAL4 Plots = All;
Class GH Rep Cultivar Inoculum PR;
Model ViralScore = Cultivar | Inoculum / rsquare CLodds = PL;
oddsratio Cultivar;
oddsratio Inoculum / at (Cultivar = All);
Run;

There are some cool ODS graphs in the output that I would like to include in a report. However, the fonts are too small. Is there a way that I can change the font sizes and re-position the legends on the graphs?

Yours logistic novice!

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

WarrenKuhfeld — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:37:47 GMT

Yes. Here are two of the many resources on the web.

http://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=statug&docsetTarget=statug_odsgraph_toc.htm&docsetVersion=14.3&locale=en

http://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=statug&docsetTarget=statug_templt_toc.htm&docsetVersion=14.3&locale=en

This section talks about fonts.

http://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=statug&docsetTarget=statug_kaplan_sect045.htm&docsetVersion=14.3&locale=en

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

DNYabs — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:40:41 GMT

Thanks for your response Warren, I was looking more at editing the already produced figures than coding or re-coding. Is no way to edit an already produced figure in SAS 9.4?

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

DanH_sas — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:49:07 GMT

You can use the ODS Graphics Editor to do it. Check out this paper from Sanjay for more details: http://www2.sas.com/proceedings/forum2008/235-2008.pdf

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

WarrenKuhfeld — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:13:13 GMT

Of course @DanH_sas is correct. Remember though, if you always want the same kinds of changes, you can make them once in the templates, or you can make them every time using the graph editor. Both are extremely useful.

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

DNYabs — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:08:14 GMT

Hello Dan,

This worked for what I needed to achieve. Although I could not change the fonts for both axes individually this approach was pretty good. I have always appreciated SAS for its versatility as a statistical tool. Not so much for auto-generated graphics resolution. I presume studio generates better graphics/figures?

Thanks again.

Re: Editing ODS Graphics

DNYabs — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:17:46 GMT

Hi Warren,

Thanks for the links. I will use those to learn a little bit more. I usually get these graphics in my proc glimmix, mixed and glm's LASSO and such. Knowing how to edit those and make them a little bit more presentable would be awesome.

Thanks again!