topic too many labels on my X axis in Graphics Programming

too many labels on my X axis

cpmarkwald — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:38:00 GMT

Hello, I'm having trouble getting the dates along the bottom of my line graph to go away. They are too crowded, and I'd like them to show as a year, but I'm not sure what code I would add for that:

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ods graphics / reset width=12in height=3in imagemap;

proc sgplot data=WORK.IMPORT2;
	title height=14pt "Federal Reserve GDP Quarterly";
	footnote2 justify=left height=12pt "Real Gross Domestic Product, Percent Change from Preceding Period, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate";
	vline VAR1 / response=VAR2;
	xaxis label="Observation Date" valuesrotate=vertical;
	yaxis grid label="GDP Percent Change";
run;

ods graphics / reset;
title;
footnote2;

Re: too many labels on my X axis

PaigeMiller — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:57:13 GMT

Most of us will not download Microsoft OFfice documents as they can be security threat. Please make a screen capture of your plot and then include the screen capture in your reply by clicking on the "Insert Photos" icon. Do not attach files.

Also, what are typical values of variable VAR1?

Re: too many labels on my X axis

DanH_sas — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:35:03 GMT

There are two possible ways to fix this:

1) If there is no summarization going on with your data, use a SERIES plot instead of a VLINE chart

2) If there is summarization involved, and the VAR is a DATETIME variable, just set TYPE=TIME on the XAXIS statement to override the default DISCRETE axis type used for VLINE charts.

Hope this helps!