Use of SYMBOL for annotation in SGRENDER

[Jagadishkatam]

Hi Experts, 

Here I have a question on how to use the annotation dataset with function='SYMBOL' to display triangle with black color filled. I want to use this annotated dataset in proc SGRENDER with proc template. But I cannot see the symbol plotted in the graph at all. Your inputs are highly appreciated on where I am going wrong. 

 DATA anno;
ATTRIB FUNCTION LENGTH = $20;
FUNCTION = "SYMBOL";
text='TRIANGLE';
style='marker';
X1 = 6;
Y1 = 187;
position='3';
anchor='';
size=3;
color='black';
OUTPUT;
RUN;

in the proc template after the overlay i used the annotate statement as well

proc sgrender data=want template=plot sganno=anno;
run;

[ballardw]

Did the log show anything odd?

You may have to share 1) the SGrender code, 2) the template definition and 3) some example data to plot.

[himself]

Good question last time I checked on this, SAS provides only provides Arrow, image, line ,oval, polycont,ploygon,rectangle, text and textcont function, SAS did not have Symbol function. Would suggest yusing symbolchar statement, combined with attrmap

[ballardw]

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@himself wrote:
Good question last time I checked on this, SAS provides only provides Arrow, image, line ,oval, polycont,ploygon,rectangle, text and textcont function, SAS did not have Symbol function. Would suggest yusing symbolchar statement, combined with attrmap

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Hasn't changed from the documentation at https://documentation.sas.com/doc/en/pgmsascdc/9.4_3.4/grstatgraph/n08al3evnkckrjn1hi3p8cw3vfw5.htm

What I suspect has happened is that @Jagadishkatam has found the documentation for SAS/Graph, the device based graphics system annotation, which does have a Symbol function, and is attempting to use the incompatible instructions with the SGanno annotate facility.

Text with the correct font/character set may work