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XSCHART Statement |
The following tables list the XSCHART statement options by function. For complete descriptions, see Chapter 46, "Dictionary of Options."
Table 44.1: Tabulation OptionsTABLE | creates a basic table of subgroup means, subgroup sample sizes, subgroup standard deviations, and control limits |
TABLEALL | is equivalent to the options TABLE, TABLECENTRAL, TABLEID, TABLELEGEND, TABLEOUTLIM, andTABLETESTS |
TABLECENTRAL | augments basic table with values of central lines |
TABLEID | augments basic table with columns for ID variables |
TABLELEGEND | augments basic table with legend for tests for special causes |
TABLEOUTLIM | augments basic table with columns indicating control limits exceeded |
TABLETESTS | augments basic table with columns indicating which tests for special causes are positive |
Note that specifying (EXCEPTIONS) after a tabulation option creates a table for exceptional points only.
Table 44.2: Options for Specifying Tests for Special CausesNO3SIGMACHECK | allows tests to be applied with control limits other than limits |
TESTS=value-list| customized-pattern-list | specifies tests for special causes for the chart |
TESTS2=value-list| customized-pattern-list | specifies tests for special causes for the s chart |
TEST2RUN=n | specifies length of pattern for Test 2 |
TEST3RUN=n | specifies length of pattern for Test 3 |
TESTACROSS | applies tests across phase boundaries |
TESTLABEL='label'| (variable)|keyword | provides labels for points where test is positive |
TESTLABELn='label' | specifies label for n th test for special causes |
TESTNMETHOD= STANDARDIZE | applies tests to standardized chart statistics |
TESTOVERLAP | performs tests on overlapping patterns of points |
ZONELABELS | adds labels A, B, and C to zone lines for chart |
ZONE2LABELS | adds labels A, B, and C to zone lines for s chart |
ZONES | adds lines to chart delineating zones A, B, and C |
ZONES2 | adds lines to s chart delineating zones A, B, and C |
ZONEVALPOS=n | specifies position of ZONEVALUES and ZONE2VALUESlabels |
ZONEVALUES | labels chart zone lines with their values |
ZONE2VALUES | labels s chart zone lines with their values |
CTESTS=color| test-color-list | specifies color for labels used to identify points where test is positive |
CZONES=color | specifies color for lines and labels delineating zones A, B, and C |
LABELFONT=font | specifies software font for labels at points where test is positive (alias for the TESTFONT= option) |
LABELHEIGHT=value | specifies height of labels at points where test is positive (alias for the TESTHEIGHT= option) |
LTESTS=linetype | specifies type of line connecting points where test is positive |
LZONES=linetype | specifies line type for lines delineating zones A, B, and C |
TESTFONT=font | specifies software font for labels at points where test is positive |
TESTHEIGHT=value | specifies height of labels at points where test is positive |
Table 44.4: Line Printer Options for Displaying Tests for Special Causes
TESTCHAR='character' | specifies character for line segments that connect any sequence of points for which a test for special causes is positive |
ZONECHAR='character' | specifies character for lines that delineate zones for tests for special causes |
CHREF=color | specifies color for lines requested by the HREF=and HREF2= options |
CVREF=color | specifies color for lines requested by the VREF= and VREF2= options |
HREF=values| SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on chart |
HREF2=values| SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on s chart |
HREFCHAR='character' | specifies line character for HREF=and HREF2= lines |
HREFDATA= SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on chart |
HREF2DATA= SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on s chart |
HREFLABELS= 'label1'...'labeln' | specifies labels for HREF=lines |
HREF2LABELS= 'label1'...'labeln' | specifies labels for HREF2= lines |
HREFLABPOS=n | specifies position of HREFLABELS= and HREF2LABELS= labels |
LHREF=linetype | specifies line type for HREF=and HREF2= lines |
LVREF=linetype | specifies line type for VREF= and VREF2= lines |
NOBYREF | specifies that reference line information in a data set applies uniformly to charts created for all BY groups |
VREF=values| SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to vertical axis on chart |
VREF2=values| SAS-data-set | specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to vertical axis on s chart |
VREFCHAR='character' | specifies line character for VREF= and VREF2= lines |
VREFLABELS= 'label1'...'labeln' | specifies labels for VREF= lines |
VREF2LABELS= 'label1'...'labeln' | specifies labels for VREF2= lines |
VREFLABPOS=n | specifies position of VREFLABELS= and VREF2LABELS= labels |
CAXIS=color | specifies color for axis lines and tick marks |
CFRAME=color| (color-list) | specifies fill colors for frame for plot area |
CTEXT=color | specifies color for tick mark values and axis labels |
HAXIS=values|AXISn | specifies major tick mark values for horizontal axis |
HEIGHT=value | specifies height of axis label and axis legend text |
HMINOR=n | specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on horizontal axis |
HOFFSET=value | specifies length of offset at both ends of horizontal axis |
INTSTART=value | specifies first major tick mark value for numeric horizontal axis |
NOHLABEL | suppresses label for horizontal axis |
NOTICKREP | specifies that only the first occurrence of repeated, adjacent subgroup values is to be labeled on horizontal axis |
NOTRUNC | suppresses vertical axis truncation at zero applied by default to s chart |
NOVANGLE | requests vertical axis labels that are strung out vertically |
SKIPHLABELS=n | specifies thinning factor for tick mark labels on horizontal axis |
SPLIT='character' | specifies splitting character for axis labels |
TURNHLABELS | requests horizontal axis labels that are strung out vertically |
VAXIS=values|AXISn | specifies major tick mark values for vertical axis of chart |
VAXIS2=values|AXISn | specifies major tick mark values for vertical axis of s chart |
VMINOR=n | specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on vertical axis |
VOFFSET=value | specifies length of offset at both ends of vertical axis |
VZERO | forces origin to be included in vertical axis for primary chart |
VZERO2 | forces origin to be included in vertical axis for secondary chart |
WAXIS=n | specifies width of axis lines |
Table 44.7: Specification Limit Options
CIINDICES=( ALPHA=value TYPE=keyword ) | specifies value and type for computing capability index confidence limits |
LSL=value-list | specifies list of lower specification limits |
TARGET=value-list | specifies list of target values |
USL=value-list | specifies list of upper specification limits |
Table 44.8: Clipping Options
CCLIP=color | specifies color for plot symbol for clipped points |
CLIPCHAR='character' | specifies plot character for clipped points |
CLIPFACTOR=value | determines extent to which extreme points are clipped |
CLIPLEGEND='string' | specifies text for clipping legend |
CLIPLEGPOS=keyword | specifies position of clipping legend |
CLIPSUBCHAR= 'character' | specifies substitution character for CLIPLEGEND= text |
CLIPSYMBOL=symbol | specifies plot symbol for clipped points |
CLIPSYMBOLHT=value | specifies symbol marker height for clipped points |
Table 44.9: Block Variable Legend Options
BLOCKLABELPOS= keyword | specifies position of label for block-variable legend |
BLOCKLABTYPE= value|keyword | specifies text size of block-variable legend |
BLOCKPOS=n | specifies vertical position of block-variable legend |
BLOCKREP | repeats identical consecutive labels in block-variable legend |
CBLOCKLAB=color | specifies color for filling background in block-variable legend |
CBLOCKVAR=variable| (variables) | specifies one or more variables whose values are colors for filling background of block-variable legend |
Table 44.10: Options for Specifying Control Limits
ALPHA=value | requests probability limits for control charts |
LIMITN=n|VARYING | specifies either nominal sample size for fixed control limits or varying limits |
NOREADLIMITS | computes control limits for each process from the data rather than from a LIMITS= data set (Release 6.10 and later releases) |
READALPHA | reads _ALPHA_ instead of _SIGMAS_ from a LIMITS= data set |
READINDEXES=ALL| 'label1'...'labeln' | reads multiple sets of control limits for each process from a LIMITS= data set |
READLIMITS | reads single set of control limits for each process from a LIMITS= data set (Release 6.09 and earlier releases) |
SIGMAS=k | specifies width of control limits in terms of multiple k of standard error of plotted means and standard deviations |
CINFILL=color | specifies color for area inside control limits |
CLIMITS=color | specifies color of control limits, central line, and related labels |
LCLLABEL='label' | specifies label for lower control limit on chart |
LCLLABEL2='label' | specifies label for lower control limit on s chart |
LIMLABSUBCHAR= 'character' | specifies a substitution character for labels provided as quoted strings; the character is replaced with the value of the control limit |
LLIMITS=linetype | specifies line type for control limits |
NDECIMAL=n | specifies number of digits to right of decimal place in default labels for control limits and central line on chart |
NDECIMAL2=n | specifies number of digits to right of decimal place in default labels for control limits and central line on s chart |
NOCTL | suppresses display of central line on chart |
NOCTL2 | suppresses display of central line on s chart |
NOLCL | suppresses display of lower control limit on chart |
NOLCL2 | suppresses display of lower control limit on s chart |
NOLIMITLABEL | suppresses labels for control limits and central lines |
NOLIMITS | suppresses display of control limits |
NOLIMITSFRAME | suppresses default frame around control limit information when multiple sets of control limits are read from a LIMITS= data set |
NOLIMITSLEGEND | suppresses legend for control limits |
NOLIMIT0 | suppresses display of zero lower control limit on s chart |
NOUCL | suppresses display of upper control limit on chart |
NOUCL2 | suppresses display of upper control limit on s chart |
SSYMBOL='string'| keyword | specifies label for central line on s chart |
UCLLABEL='string' | specifies label for upper control limit on chart |
UCLLABEL2='string' | specifies label for upper control limit on s chart |
WLIMITS=n | specifies width for control limits and central line |
XSYMBOL='string'| keyword | specifies label for central line on chart |
Table 44.12: Grid Options
ENDGRID | adds grid after last plotted point |
GRID | adds grid to control chart |
LENDGRID=linetype | specifies line type for grid requested with the ENDGRID option |
LGRID=linetype | specifies line type for grid requested with the GRID option |
WGRID=n | specifies width of grid lines |
ALLLABEL=VALUE| (variable) | labels every point on chart |
ALLLABEL2=VALUE| (variable) | labels every point on s chart |
CCONNECT=color | specifies color for line segments that connect points on chart |
CFRAMELAB=color | specifies fill color for frame around labeled points |
CNEEDLES=color | specifies color for needles that connect points to central line |
CONNECTCHAR= 'character' | specifies character used to form line segments that connect points on chart |
COUT=color | specifies color for portions of line segments that connect points outside control limits |
COUTFILL=color | specifies color for shading areas between the connected points and control limits outside the limits |
NEEDLES | connects points to central line with vertical needles |
NOCONNECT | suppresses line segments that connect points on chart |
OUTLABEL=VALUE| (variable) | labels points outside control limits on chart |
OUTLABEL2=VALUE| (variable) | labels points outside control limits on s chart |
SYMBOLCHARS= 'characters' | specifies characters indicating symbol-variable |
SYMBOLLEGEND= NONE|name | specifies LEGEND statement for levels of symbol-variable |
SYMBOLORDER= keyword | specifies order in which symbols are assigned for levels of symbol-variable |
TURNALL|TURNOUT | turns point labels so that they are strung out vertically |
MISSBREAK | specifies that observations with missing values are not to be processed |
Table 44.15: Output Data Set Options
OUTHISTORY= SAS-data-set | creates output data set containing subgroup summary statistics |
OUTINDEX='string' | specifies value of _INDEX_ in the OUTLIMITS= data set |
OUTLIMITS= SAS-data-set | creates output data set containing control limits |
OUTTABLE= SAS-data-set | creates output data set containing subgroup summary statistics and control limits |
Table 44.16: Phase Options
CPHASEBOX=color | specifies color for box enclosing all plotted points for a phase |
CPHASEBOX- CONNECT=color | specifies color for line segments connecting adjacent enclosing boxes |
CPHASEBOXFILL=color | specifies fill color for box enclosing all plotted points for a phase |
CPHASELEG=color | specifies text color for phase legend |
CPHASEMEAN- CONNECT=color | specifies color for line segments connecting average value points within a phase |
NOPHASEFRAME | suppresses default frame for phase legend |
OUTPHASE='string' | specifies value of _PHASE_ in the OUTHISTORY= data set |
PHASEBREAK | disconnects last point in a phase from first point in next phase |
PHASELABTYPE=value| keyword | specifies text size of phase legend |
PHASELEGEND | displays phase labels in a legend across top of charts |
PHASELIMITS | labels control limits for each phase, provided they are constant within that phase |
PHASEMEANSYMBOL= symbol | specifies symbol marker for average of values within a phase |
PHASEREF | delineates phases with vertical reference lines |
READPHASES=ALL| 'label1'...'labeln' | specifies phases to be read from an input data set |
Table 44.17: Process Mean and Standard Deviation Options
MU0=value | specifies known (standard) value of for process mean |
SIGMA0=value | specifies known (standard) value for process standard deviation |
SMETHOD=keyword | specifies method for estimating the process standard deviation |
TYPE=keyword | identifies whether parameters are estimates or standard values and specifies value of _TYPE_ in the OUTLIMITS= data set |
Table 44.18: Options for Interactive Control Charts
HTML=(variable) | specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with subgroups |
HTML_LEGEND= (variable) | specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with symbols in the symbol legend |
TESTURLS=SAS-data-set | associates URLs with tests for special causes |
WEBOUT=SAS-data-set | creates an OUTTABLE= data set with additional graphics coordinate data |
Table 44.19: Plot Layout Options
ALLN | plots means and standard deviations for all subgroups |
BILEVEL | creates control charts using half-screens and half-pages |
EXCHART | creates control charts for a process variable only when exceptions occur |
INTERVAL=keyword | specifies natural time interval between consecutive subgroup positions when time, date, or datetime format is associated with a numeric subgroup variable |
MAXPANELS=n | specifies maximum number of pages or screens for charts |
NMARKERS | requests special markers for points corresponding to sample sizes not equal to nominal sample size for fixed control limits |
NOCHART | suppresses creation of charts |
NOCHART2 | suppresses creation of s chart |
NOFRAME | suppresses frame for plot area |
NOLEGEND | suppresses legend for subgroup sample sizes |
NPANELPOS=n | specifies number of subgroup positions per panel on each chart |
REPEAT | repeats last subgroup position on panel as first subgroup position of next panel |
SEPARATE | displays and s charts on separate screens or pages |
TOTPANELS=n | specifies number of pages or screens to be used to display chart |
YPCT1=value | specifies length of vertical axis on chart as a percentage of the sum of lengths of vertical axes for and s charts |
ZEROSTD | displays and s charts regardless of whether |
Table 44.20: Graphical Enhancement Options
ANNOTATE=SAS-data-set | specifies annotate data set that adds features to chart |
ANNOTATE2=SAS-data-set | specifies annotate data set that adds features to s chart |
DESCRIPTION='string' | specifies string that appears in the description field of the PROC GREPLAY master menu for chart |
DESCRIPTION2='string' | specifies string that appears in the description field of the PROC GREPLAY master menu for s chart |
FONT=font | specifies software font for labels and legends on charts |
NAME='string' | specifies name that appears in the name field of the PROC GREPLAY master menu for chart |
NAME2='string' | specifies name that appears in the name field of the PROC GREPLAY master menu for s chart |
PAGENUM='string' | specifies the form of the label used in pagination |
PAGENUMPOS= keyword | specifies the position of the page number requested with the PAGENUM= option |
CSTARCIRCLES=color | specifies color for STARCIRCLES= circles |
CSTARFILL=color| (variable) | specifies color for filling stars |
CSTAROUT=color | specifies outline color for stars exceeding inner or outer circles |
CSTARS=color| (variable) | specifies color for outlines of stars |
LSTARCIRCLES= linetypes | specifies line types for STARCIRCLES= circles |
LSTARS=linetype|(variable) | specifies line types for outlines of STARVERTICES= stars |
STARBDRADIUS=value | specifies radius of outer bound circle for vertices of stars |
STARCIRCLES=value-list | specifies reference circles for stars |
STARINRADIUS=value | specifies inner radius of stars |
STARLABEL=keyword | specifies vertices to be labeled |
STARLEGEND=keyword | specifies style of legend for star vertices |
STARLEGENDLAB='label' | specifies label for STARLEGEND= legend |
STAROUTRADIUS=value | specifies outer radius of stars |
STARSPEC=value| SAS-data-set | specifies method used to standardize vertex variables |
STARSTART=value | specifies angle for first vertex |
STARTYPE=keyword | specifies graphical style of star |
STARVERTICES= variable|(variables) | superimposes star at each point on chart |
WSTARCIRCLES=n | specifies width of STARCIRCLES= circles |
WSTARS=n | specifies width of STARVERTICES= stars |
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