topic Re: How to stop datapoints from connecting in a line graph? in SAS Visual Analytics

How to stop datapoints from connecting in a line graph?

illmatic — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 00:10:01 GMT

Hi all,

I have a dataset where on the X-axis is a bunch of dates, Y-axis is an amount of sales, and Y2-axis is active events during that time period.

Right now everything looks good, except for the Y2-axis values. I am categorizing my events into buckets 1-8. When added to the line graph, SAS VA automatically connects the lines, but I don't want them connected. How do I turn this off?

Picture of a single y-axis line graph showing the connecting going on.

Re: How to stop datapoints from connecting in a line graph?

BrunoMueller — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:35:00 GMT

For a Line chart you can display markers and set the line width to 0 like so:

The same is possible for the Dual axis line chart

Re: How to stop datapoints from connecting in a line graph?

illmatic — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:48:51 GMT

That's it! Thanks Bruno!

Re: How to stop datapoints from connecting in a line graph?

sbxkoenk — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:28:44 GMT

Hello,

It's not Visual Analytics , but I am adding this for people that end up here while searching the web

on how to make a line plot that NOT connects points over gaps in time series.

A trick to plot a time series that has missing values
By Rick Wicklin on The DO Loop February 16, 2022
https://blogs.sas.com/content/iml/2022/02/16/plot-series-missing-values.html

Koen