Using style attribute references in SGPLOT SAS 9.4

[djrisks]

Hi,

I have SAS 9.4 TS Level 1M2. I was wondering if it was possible to use style attribute references within SGPLOT to specify the color of your markers? This is because I like to use the default SAS colors, and in my "real" example, I have several columns, so I will use several scatter statements.

I've been using the following code to try and get light red marker symbols, the second color SAS uses in the grouped data, but this doesn't work. I thought it was possible to achieve in SGPLOT in SAS 9.4? I also wanted to avoid using the code of the color, i.e. cx.......

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=(symbol=circlefilled color=GraphData2:contrastcolor);
run;

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=(symbol=circlefilled) filledoutlinedmarkers markerfillattrs=(color=GraphData);
run;

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=(symbol=circlefilled color=GraphData2);
run;

The following code, does work in GTL, but I wanted to use SGPLOT for this example.

proc template;
  define statgraph lineplot;
    begingraph;
      layout overlay;
        scatterplot x = height y = weight / markerattrs=(symbol=circlefilled color=GraphData2:contrastcolor);
      endlayout;
    endgraph;
  end;
run;

proc sgrender data=sashelp.heart template=lineplot;
run;

Thank you in advance for your help.

Kriss

[Rick_SAS · Accepted solution]

By a happy coincidence, I asked @SanjayM this question a few weeks ago and he taught me the trick: You need to specify the GraphDatan attributes  and then specify the overrides:

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=GraphData2(symbol=circlefilled);
run;

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=(symbol=circlefilled) filledoutlinedmarkers markerfillattrs=GraphData1;
run;

proc sgplot data = sashelp.heart;
  scatter x = height y = weight / markerattrs=GraphData2(symbol=circlefilled);
run;

[djrisks]

Oh thank you @Rick_SAS, that's the way to do it! 🙂

[Rick_SAS]

I'm just the messenger, but you are welcome. The real thanks are for Sanjay who provided the information and syntax.Like you, I had tried everything I could think of.

I think our confusion is that the syntax GraphData1:ContrastColor is valid in the GTL.