Window Reference


Menu Bar

File


Save Graph


saves the current plot as a SAS/GRAPH grseg catalog entry in a default or most recently specified catalog. This item is unavailable in the Data Table view.

Save Graph as


saves the current graph as a SAS/GRAPH grseg catalog entry in a SAS catalog that you specify and/or as an Output Delivery System (ODS) object. By default, an HTML page is created, with the graph embedded as a gif image. This item is unavailable in the Data Table view.

Save Data


saves the data displayed in the viewer window to an output SAS data set. This item is unavailable in the Series view.

Save Data as


saves the data in a SAS data set that you specify and/or as an Output Delivery System (ODS) object. By default, an HTML page is created, with the data displayed as a table.

Import Data


is available if you license SAS/Access software. It opens an Import Wizard, which you can use to import your data from an external spreadsheet or data base to a SAS data set for use in the Time Series Forecasting System.

Export Data


is available if you license SAS/Access software. It opens an Export Wizard, which you can use to export a SAS data set, such as a forecast data set created with the Time Series Forecasting System, to an external spreadsheet or data base.

Print Graph


prints the plot displayed in the viewer window. This item is unavailable in the Data Table view.

Print Data


prints the data displayed in the viewer window. This item is unavailable in the Series view.

Print Setup


opens the Print Setup window, which allows you to access your operating system print setup.

Print Preview


opens a preview window to show how your plots will look when printed.

Close


closes the Time Series Viewer window and returns to the window from which it was invoked.

View


Series


displays a plot of series values over time. This is the same as the Series icon in the vertical toolbar.

Autocorrelations


displays plots of the sample autocorrelation, partial autocorrelation, and inverse autocorrelation functions for the series. This is the same as the Autocorrelations icon in the vertical toolbar.

White Noise and Stationarity Tests


displays horizontal bar charts representing results of white noise and stationarity tests. This is the same as the White Noise and Stationarity Tests icon in the vertical toolbar.

Data Table


displays a data table containing the values in the input data set. This is the same as the Data Table icon in the vertical toolbar.

Zoom In


zooms the display. This is the same as the Zoom In icon in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Zoom Out


undoes the last zoom in action. This is the same as the Zoom Out icon in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Zoom Way Out


reverses all previous Zoom In actions and expands the time range of the plot to show all of the series, or shows the maximum number of lags in the Autocorrelations View or the White Noise and Stationarity Tests view.

Tools


Log Transform


applies a log transformation. This is the same as the Log Transform icon in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Difference


applies simple differencing. This is the same as the Difference icon in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Seasonal Difference


applies seasonal differencing. This is the same as the Seasonal Difference icon in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Other Transformations


opens the Series Viewer Transformations window to enable you to apply a wide range of transformations.

Diagnose Series


opens the Series Diagnostics window to determine the kinds of forecasting models appropriate for the current series.

Define Interventions


opens the Interventions for Series window to enable you to edit or add intervention effects for use in modeling the current series.

Link Viewer


connects or disconnects the Time Series Viewer window to the window from which series are selected. This is the same as the Link item in the window’s horizontal toolbar.

Options


Number of Lags


opens a window to let you specify the number of lags shown in the Autocorrelations view and the White Noise and Stationarity Tests view. You can also use the Zoom In and Zoom Out actions to control the number of lags displayed.

Correlation Probabilities


controls whether the bar charts in the Autocorrelations view represent significance probabilities or values of the correlation coefficient. A check mark or filled check box next to this item indicates that significance probabilities are displayed. In each case the bar graph horizontal axis label changes accordingly.