SAS/AF Software Procedure Guide

RANGE Entries

RANGE entries are utility entries that store range definitions. Range definitions are used in conjunction with FRAME entries to control traffic lighting for Text Entry objects and Critical Success Factor objects. You use the BUILD procedure's RANGE window to edit the range definition in a RANGE entry.

A range definition can consist of up to 24 segments. Each segment defines the range of values that match that segment, as well as the color and highlighting attributes that are applied to values that match the segment. For each segment, you can define the following attributes:

Lower value

specifies a numeric minimum value for the range segment. This value can be omitted for the first segment, implying that all values lower than or equal to the Upper value match the first segment.

Note: If a statistic has been defined for the segment, you cannot modify the Lower value attribute. [cautionend]

If the Lower value of the current segment is the same as the Upper value of the preceding segment, then the segments are contiguous, and the specified Lower value is not inclusive in the current segment. That is, a value must be greater than the Lower value in order to match the current segment. Values that are equal to the Lower value match the preceding segment. If the Lower value of the current segment is not the same as the Upper value of the preceding segment, then the segments are noncontiguous. In this case, values that are equal to the Lower value do match the current segment.

Upper value

specifies a numeric maximum value for the range segment. This value can be omitted for the last segment in the range definition, implying that all values greater than the Lower value (and equal to the Lower value, if the segment is noncontiguous) match the last segment.

Note: If a statistic has been defined for the segment, you cannot modify the Upper value attribute. [cautionend]

Color

specifies the color for the segment. In the RANGE window, you can select the down arrow control in the Color field to obtain a list of valid colors, or select the right arrow control to define a custom color. You must specify a color for each segment that has range values. The RANGE window includes a Color scale bar that shows which colors have been selected for the defined segments.

Attribute

specifies a highlighting attribute for the segment. In the RANGE window, you can select the down arrow control in the Attribute field to obtain a list of valid display attributes. The default is NONE.

Statistics data set

specifies a data set and variable to be used in computing the statistics for the lower and upper values of the range segment, as an alternative to specifying range values for the Lower value and Upper value attributes.

By default, the statistics are computed and stored when the RANGE entry is built. However, you can choose to refresh the statistics when the RANGE entry is used.

Formats

specifies an informat and a format for the range segment. The informat is used to convert character values to numeric values for comparison purposes. The format is used to display values in Critical Success Factor (CSF) objects.

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