topic Re: Legend is supressed in Graphics Programming

Legend is supressed

alwaz_searching — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:34:39 GMT

Hi All,

I am creating a legend with PROC GCHART VAR3D, but not sure why it is not created into the final output. Please note that the ODS destination is PDF.

Is there any chance of legend getting suppressed because of any other option in the code?

Re: Legend is supressed

GraphGuy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:37:15 GMT

Does your SAS log mention anything about the legend?

Re: Legend is supressed

alwaz_searching — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:06:03 GMT

Hi Robert,

Below is the reference code. The log is having no info regarding the legend.

goptions ftext = "Albany AMT"

ftitle = "Albany AMT"

htext = 12pt

vsize = 6.00

hsize = 8.42

vorigin = 1.00

rotate = portrait

;

title1 'Title';

footnote;

pattern1 v=s c=yellow;

pattern2 v=s c=red;

pattern3 v=s c=green;

/* Define legend characteristics */

legend1 label=(height=1 'Category') value=(tick=1 j=c "DEPARTMENT" tick=2 j=c "RESULT" tick=3 j=c "COMMENT")

across=3 down=1 position = bottiom mode=reserve ;

axis1 label=('Value') order= (0 to 30 by 5) minor=none ;

axis2 label=none value=none;

axis3 label=none value=(a=90) ;

PROC GCHART DATA=ssu_g_t;

VBAR3D cat /

SUMVAR=count

GROUP=date

LEGEND = LEGEND1

SHAPE=BLOCK

COUTLINE=BLACK

RAXIS=AXIS1

MAXIS=AXIS2

GAXIS=AXIS3

OUTSIDE=SUM

PATTERNID=MIDPOINT

AUTOREF CREF=gray7a

;

run;

quit;

Please not that cat is a char variable and cnt is the total count per category value and date is the x axis (month/year wise).

I am getting below two warning in the log (and also inside=sum / outside= sum option also not working for PROC GCHART VAR3D):

WARNING: The intervals on the axis labeled date are not evenly spaced.

WARNING: The VBAR/VBAR3D chart for cat could not be labeled because the labels are wider than the bars.

Re: Legend is supressed

Dorota_Jarosz — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:15:01 GMT

You need to be more specific about your syntax. Are you creating a legend statement and referencing it in the proc gchart? Did you try to change the output to html or rtf or other format?

Re: Legend is supressed

GraphGuy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:20:54 GMT

Patternid simply colors the bars - if you want a legend, you'll need to use the subgroup= option rather than patternid= option (I have never really found a good use for 'patternid' - if I want bar segments to be colored I always use the subgroup option). Here is an example:

legend1 position=bottom;

proc gchart data=sashelp.class;
vbar sex / type=sum sumvar=weight patternid=midpoint legend=legend1;
run;

proc gchart data=sashelp.class;
vbar sex / type=sum sumvar=weight subgroup=sex legend=legend1;
run;

This is mentioned in the gchart documentation:

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/graphref/63022/HTML/default/viewer.htm#gchart-bar.htm

The PATTERNID= option is set to any value other than
SUBGROUP; that is, the value of PATTERNID= is BY or GROUP or
MIDPOINT.

To create a legend based on the chart midpoints
instead of the subgroups, use the chart variable as the subgroup variable:

Re: Legend is supressed

alwaz_searching — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:03:25 GMT

Hi Robert,

Thank you!!! It worked out!!!