topic Re: Removing data labels in Graphics Programming

Removing data labels

608 — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:07:58 GMT

I am building a variable width bar chart (I am attempting to use proc gareabar for the first time).

The example here is great:

https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/graphref/63022/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a002299562.htm

However, I want to remove the data labels. (I do not want 27, 80, or 46 to show up on the graph). The method I have used for removing data labels for other procedures is not working for this procedure.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

goptions reset=all dev=activex;

data totals;
input Site $ Quarter Sales Salespersons;
format Sales dollar12.2;
datalines;
Lima 1 4043.97 4
NY 1 8225.26 12
Rome 1 3543.97 6
Lima 2 3723.44 5
NY 2 8595.07 18
Rome 2 5558.29 10
Lima 3 4437.96 8
NY 3 9847.91 24
Rome 3 6789.85 14
Lima 4 6065.57 10
NY 4 11388.51 26
Rome 4 8509.08 16
;

ods listing close;

ods html;

proc gareabar data=totals;
vbar site*salespersons /
sumvar=sales;
run;
quit;

ods html close;

ods listing;

Re: Removing data labels

RW9 — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:20:13 GMT

Hi,

Well, never heard of this procedure before, I would always use either proc sgplot, or Graph Template Language. Preferable GTL. Then you have full functionality to alter labels and what comes out. Check out this blog which has examples of pretty much anything you could want to do with graphs:

http://blogs.sas.com/content/graphicallyspeaking/

You should find plenty of examples where bar charts are done, with adding data labels, or other things.

Re: Removing data labels

GraphGuy — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 17:00:00 GMT

I do not know of a way to programmatically remove these labels [perhaps there's an html parameter that could be set, such as the following, but I don't see anything documented: ODS HTML parameters=("show_area_labels"="false"); ]

Since this is an interactive activex chart, you can right-click and run the "Graph properties" menu, and then select the "Area bar" tab, and un-check the "Show labels" checkbox ... for a one-time view of the chart the way you're wanting it.

Re: Removing data labels

608 — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:01:18 GMT

That does what I need it to do.

Thank you!