How to create a by group for a boxplot in proc template?

[Dregerator]

Hi, I'm trying to create a group in a proc template using this preset template. I know in sgplot you can do a by group, how would I go about creating a by group in proc template?

This is my code:

proc template;

/* Create custom style MYDEFAULT from STYLES.DEFAULT. */

define statgraph fixnew;
dynamic Cellhead;

begingraph / datacolors = (red red red red red red red) datacontrastcolors =
(red red red red red red red) ;
;

entrytitle Cellhead;

legenditem type=marker name="newitem1" / label="Mean" LABELATTRS = (color=black size=10pt) markerattrs=(symbol=diamond color=black size=9pt ) ;
layout overlay /
yaxisopts=(griddisplay=on label= "Yaxis" labelattrs=(size=9pt weight=bold)
gridattrs=(color=lightgray pattern=dot )
linearopts = (tickvaluesequence = (start = 0 end = 60 increment = 10) viewmin = 0 viewmax =60) tickvalueattrs=(size = 9pt weight=bold))
xaxisopts=(display=(tickvalues) tickvalueattrs=(size = 9pt weight=bold))
;

boxplot x = avisit y = aval_geo/ extreme=true Display =(caps mean median outliers fill ) connect=max fillattrs=(color=red); /***negative**/
boxplot x = avisit y = aval_geo/ extreme=true Display =(caps mean median outliers fill ) connect=max fillattrs=(color=blue); /***positive**/

discretelegend "newitem1" / location = outside halign =left valign=bottom
order=rowmajor across=1;
endlayout;
endgraph;
end;
run ;


For example: if the data looked like 

Avisit	Aval_geo	Group
Baseline	0.4	Positive
Baseline	0.5	Positive
Baseline	10	Negative
Baseline	20	Negative
Week 1	15	Positive
Week 1	10	Positive
Week 1	20	Negative
Week 1	25	Negative

How do I place them right next to one another in the x-axis in proc template, how would I create a group statement?

[ballardw]

How sure are you that you actually need a custom template?

I would suggest starting with Proc Sgpanel with your Group variable as a PANELBY variable.

An example with a data set you should have access to creating two VBOX plots side by side and coloring them differently.

proc sgpanel data=sashelp.class;
   styleattrs datacolors= (pink blue)
              datacontrastcolors = (pink blue)
   ;
   panelby sex / columns=2;
   vbox height /group=sex;
run;