topic Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend in Graphics Programming

SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

joesmama — Wed, 22 May 2019 13:05:56 GMT

Hello,

Using SGPLOT for the first time and need help figuring out how to adjust/compress the Y-axis so that the legend can appear on the graph. As of now, the legend is absent from the graphs. I;ve looked through the documentation but haven't found anything that specifically addresses this. Any and all ideas are appreciated.

proc sgplot data=survplot4;
step x=time y=survival / group=stratum name='s';
xaxis min=0 max=360 values=(0 to 360 by 60); title 'Survival in Months';
yaxis min=0 max=1 values=(0 to 1 by 0.1);
keylegend 's' / linelength=20;
run;

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

DanH_sas — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:10:40 GMT

On the ODS GRAPHICS statement, specify a larger LEGENDAREAMAX value. The default is 20% of your graph space. After that, the legend is dropped. Here is the doc for the option: https://go.documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=grstatproc&docsetTarget=p0kroq43yu0lspn16hk1u4c65lti.htm&docsetVersion=3.1&locale=en#p0xn0oifhodun0n1vyzr3fwx7byg

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

ballardw — Wed, 22 May 2019 14:33:34 GMT

How long is the text displayed in the legend for your group variable STRATUM? I normally would not expect 20 groups to exceed the default area for a legend but if your text values are long I would also suggest considering if the current text could be reduced.

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

joesmama — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:31:04 GMT

Thank you for your response.

I have 8 groups in my strata. I have shortened the names but still am not able to get the legend to appear. As well, I've tried adjusting the items suggested in the log to no avail.

NOTE: Some graph legends have been dropped due to size constraints. Try adjusting the MAXLEGENDAREA=,
WIDTH= and HEIGHT= options in the ODS GRAPHICS statement.

As well, I've tried adjusting the items suggested in the log to no avail. The legend remains absent. My other graphs using the same data run nicely, ust not this particular graph. I'm not sure how to proceed. Do you have further recommendations? Thank you.

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

JeffMeyers — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:43:44 GMT

Did you try setting ODS GRAPHICS / reset MAXLEGENDAREA=100; ? If that doesn't fix it then I would try running your original data through the LIFETEST procedure and grab the graph from there, and then post the picture here so we can see exactly how long your labels are and if there's some funny characters in there you're not seeing.

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

joesmama — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:50:45 GMT

That did the trick!. I wasn't using "reset" before MAXLEGENDAREA.

Many thanks.

Re: SGPLOT: how to adjust axis to make room for legend

joesmama — Wed, 22 May 2019 18:51:47 GMT

Thank you for the reference.