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Lefty
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi, I am using proc template in SAS 9.4 to create a bar chart with a line overlaid. The graph has percentages on the left y-axis and I would like to write the n’s (the variable COUNT, from which the percentages are derived) near the bars of the graph.

 

My data look like this:

Better_or_Not

COUNT

Percent_Xray

Month

RDQ

0

.

.

0

17

0

166

28

3

18

0

28

5

6

18

0

.

.

9

.

0

45

8

12

18

0

.

.

15

.

0

.

.

18

.

0

.

.

21

.

0

84

14

24

17

1

.

.

0

15

1

85

42

3

6

1

7

3

6

3

1

.

.

9

.

1

6

3

12

3

1

.

.

15

.

1

.

.

18

.

1

.

.

21

.

1

14

7

24

4

 

 

And here is the code I used:

proc template;
define statgraph dashboard.trend;

begingraph/attrpriority=none datacolors=(bib bioy) datacontrastcolors=(bib bioy) datalinepatterns=(1 9);

 entrytitle 'Figure 2A. Percent with X-Ray Stratified by Improvement Status'; 
 
 layout overlay /cycleattrs=true 

yaxisopts=(griddisplay=on label='Percent With X-Ray' linearopts=(viewmin=0))

y2axisopts=(label='Average RDQ'  labelfitpolicy=split linearopts=(viewmin=0 viewmax=24))
					
xaxisopts =(label='Interview' labelposition=right display=(ticks tickvalues line)discreteopts=(TICKTYPE=INBETWEEN))

x2axisopts=(display=none);

barchart x=Month y=percent_Xray/group=BETTER_OR_NOT groupdisplay=cluster name='bar1' xaxis=x PRIMARY=TRUE yaxis=y;

seriesplot x=Month y=RDQ/ group=BETTER_OR_NOT display=(markers) MARKERATTRS=(symbol=circlefilled) yaxis=y2 name='line'  ;

innermargin/align=bottom ;

axistable x=Month value=Count/classdisplay=cluster
class=BETTER_OR_NOT Title='# with X-Ray:' titleATTRS=(size=12)
titlehalign=auto display=(values) colorgroup=BETTER_OR_NOT
valueattrs=(size=12) showmissing=false ;
 endinnermargin;

discretelegend 'bar1'   /title='% With X-Ray' location=outside valign=bottom halign=center;
discretelegend  'line'  /title=’Trajectory' location=outside valign=top halign=center;

    endlayout;
	 entrytitle "With RDQ Over Time" ;
  endgraph;
  end;
run;


 proc sgrender data=xrayfreqsandmeans template=dashboard.trend ;
 format Month Monthf.;
 format BETTER_OR_NOT BETTER_OR_NOTf.;
 run;

And here is the graph that results.

 

Example graph for SAS forum.docx.png

 

It’s very close to what I want, but does anyone know if there’s a way to move the numbers below the bars (166, 85, 28, 7, etc) up so they are directly under the bars? Or at least move the axis table title (“# with X-Ray) down so it lines up with those numbers? Thanks so much in advance.

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DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

I see. YOu got that behavior because the axis table is in the inner margin. But, there is still a way 🙂

 

Use the DRAWTEXT statement:

 

drawtext "# with X-RAY" / drawspace=wallpercent anchor=bottomleft x=0 y=0;

 

You can tweak the X and Y values slightly to get it just where you want it. Give that a try and see if it works for you.

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DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

Use LABEL instead of TITLE on the AXISTABLE, and the label should line up with your values.

Lefty
Obsidian | Level 7

I think using "Label="string" doesn't work because I need to have a class statement. When I tried it just now, I lost the "# with X-Ray" altogether. Thanks for the idea though!

DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

Ah, that's right. Well, another alternative would be to turn off the AXISTABLE title and use an ENTRY statement to position the title at the bottom-left of the LAYOUT OVERLAY (halign=left valign=bottom), Give that a try, and see if that works for you.

Lefty
Obsidian | Level 7

Thanks Dan! It's so close but still not quite. I tried using Entryfootnote too but that just put the text all the way on the bottom left even below the legend. I used this code, right after my barchart statement but before my innermargin code:

 

entry halign=left  "# with X-Ray"/valign=bottom ;

 

!Example graph for SAS forum entry.png

DanH_sas
SAS Super FREQ

I see. YOu got that behavior because the axis table is in the inner margin. But, there is still a way 🙂

 

Use the DRAWTEXT statement:

 

drawtext "# with X-RAY" / drawspace=wallpercent anchor=bottomleft x=0 y=0;

 

You can tweak the X and Y values slightly to get it just where you want it. Give that a try and see if it works for you.

Lefty
Obsidian | Level 7

Success!! I so appreciate it, thank you! I wound up with x=8 and y=-1 to get the text where it is in this graph. Thank you again!

 

graph success!.png

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