Summary of Options :: SAS/QC(R) 12.1 User's Guide

Summary of Options

The following tables list the XCHART statement options by function. Options unique to the ANOM procedure are listed in Table 4.21, and are described in detail in Dictionary of ANOM Chart Statement Options. Options that are common to both the ANOM and SHEWHART procedures are listed in Table 4.22, and are described in detail in Dictionary of Options: SHEWHART Procedure.

Table 4.21: XCHART Statement Special Options

Option	Description
Options for Specifying Parameters for Decision Limits
ALPHA=	specifies the probability of a Type I error
DFE=	specifies the degrees of freedom associated with the root mean square error
LIMITK=	specifies number of groups for decision limits
LIMITN=	specifies either nominal sample size for fixed decision limits or varying limits
MEAN=	specifies the mean
MSE=	specifies the mean square error
NOREADLIMITS	computes decision limits for each response from the data rather than a LIMITS= data set
READINDEXES=	reads multiple sets of decision limits for each response from a LIMITS= data set
TYPE=	identifies parameters as estimates or standard values and specifies value of `_TYPE_` in the OUTLIMITS= data set
Options for Displaying Decision Limits
CINFILL=	specifies color for area inside decision limits
CLIMITS=	specifies color of decision limits, central line, and related labels
LDLLABEL=	specifies label for lower decision limit
LIMLABSUBCHAR=	specifies a substitution character for labels provided as quoted strings; the character is replaced with the value of the decision limit
LLIMITS=	specifies line type for decision limits
NDECIMAL=	specifies number of digits to right of decimal place in default labels for decision limits and central line
NOCTL	suppresses display of central line
NOLDL	suppresses display of lower decision limit
NOLIMITLABEL	suppresses labels for decision limits and central line
NOLIMITS	suppresses display of decision limits
NOLIMITSFRAME	suppresses default frame around decision limit information when multiple sets of decision limits are read from a LIMITS= data set
NOLIMITSLEGEND	suppresses legend for decision limits
NOUDL	suppresses display of upper decision limit
UDLLABEL=	specifies label for upper decision limit
WLIMITS=	specifies width for decision limits and central line
XSYMBOL=	specifies label for central line
Output Data Set Option
OUTSUMMARY=	creates output data set containing group summary statistics

Table 4.22: XCHART Statement General Options

Option	Description
Options for Plotting and Labeling Points
ALLLABEL=	labels every point on ANOM chart
CLABEL=	specifies color for labels
CCONNECT=	specifies color for line segments that connect points on chart
CFRAMELAB=	specifies fill color for frame around labeled points
CNEEDLES=	specifies color for needles that connect points to central line
COUT=	specifies color for portions of line segments that connect points outside decision limits
COUTFILL=	specifies color for shading areas between the connected points and decision limits outside the limits
LABELANGLE=	specifies angle at which labels are drawn
LABELFONT=	specifies software font for labels
LABELHEIGHT=	specifies height of labels
NONEEDLES	suppresses vertical needles connecting points to central line
OUTLABEL=	labels points outside decision limits
SYMBOLLEGEND=	specifies LEGEND statement for levels of symbol-variable
SYMBOLORDER=	specifies order in which symbols are assigned for levels of symbol-variable
TURNALL\|TURNOUT	turns point labels so that they are strung out vertically
WNEEDLES=	specifies width of needles
Axis and Axis Label Options
CAXIS=	specifies color for axis lines and tick marks
CFRAME=	specifies fill colors for frame for plot area
CTEXT=	specifies color for tick mark values and axis labels
DISCRETE	produces horizontal axis for discrete numeric group values
HAXIS=	specifies major tick mark values for horizontal axis
HEIGHT=	specifies height of axis label and axis legend text
HMINOR=	specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on horizontal axis
HOFFSET=	specifies length of offset at both ends of horizontal axis
NOHLABEL	suppresses label for horizontal axis
NOTICKREP	specifies that only the first occurrence of repeated, adjacent group values is to be labeled on horizontal axis
NOVANGLE	requests vertical axis labels that are strung out vertically
SKIPHLABELS=	specifies thinning factor for tick mark labels on horizontal axis
TURNHLABELS	requests horizontal axis labels that are strung out vertically
VAXIS=	specifies major tick mark values for vertical axis of ANOM chart
VFORMAT=	specifies format for vertical axis tick mark labels
VMINOR=	specifies number of minor tick marks between major tick marks on vertical axis
VOFFSET=	specifies length of offset at both ends of vertical axis
VZERO	forces origin to be included in vertical axis for ANOM chart
WAXIS=	specifies width of axis lines
Plot Layout Options
ALLN	plots means for all groups
BILEVEL	creates ANOM charts using half-screens and half-pages
EXCHART	creates ANOM chart for a response only when a group mean exceeds the decision limits
INTERVAL=	natural time interval between consecutive group positions when time, date, or datetime format is associated with a numeric group variable
MAXPANELS=	maximum number of pages or screens for chart
NMARKERS	requests special markers for points corresponding to sample sizes not equal to nominal sample size for fixed decision limits
NOCHART	suppresses creation of chart
NOFRAME	suppresses frame for plot area
NOLEGEND	suppresses legend for group sample sizes
NPANELPOS=	specifies number of group positions per panel on each chart
REPEAT	repeats last group position on panel as first group position of next panel
TOTPANELS=	specifies number of pages or screens to be used to display chart
ZEROSTD	displays ANOM chart regardless of whether root mean square error is zero
Reference Line Options
CHREF=	specifies color for lines requested by HREF= option
CVREF=	specifies color for lines requested by VREF= option
HREF=	specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on ANOM chart
HREFDATA=	specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to horizontal axis on ANOM chart
HREFLABELS=	specifies labels for HREF= lines
HREFLABPOS=	specifies position of HREFLABELS= labels
LHREF=	specifies line type for HREF= lines
LVREF=	specifies line type for VREF= lines
NOBYREF	specifies that reference line information in a data set applies uniformly to charts created for all BY groups
VREF=	specifies position of reference lines perpendicular to vertical axis on ANOM chart
VREFLABELS=	specifies labels for VREF= lines
VREFLABPOS=	specifies position of VREFLABELS= labels
Grid Options
CGRID=	specifies color for grid requested with GRID or ENDGRID option
ENDGRID	adds grid after last plotted point
GRID	adds grid to control chart
LENDGRID=	specifies line type for grid requested with the ENDGRID option
LGRID=	specifies line type for grid requested with the GRID option
WGRID=	specifies width of grid lines
Clipping Options
CCLIP=	specifies color for plot symbol for clipped points
CLIPFACTOR=	determines extent to which extreme points are clipped
CLIPLEGEND=	specifies text for clipping legend
CLIPLEGPOS=	specifies position of clipping legend
CLIPSUBCHAR=	specifies substitution character for CLIPLEGEND= text
CLIPSYMBOL=	specifies plot symbol for clipped points
CLIPSYMBOLHT=	specifies symbol marker height for clipped points
Graphical Enhancement Options
ANNOTATE=	specifies annotate data set that adds features to ANOM chart
DESCRIPTION=	specifies description of ANOM chart’s GRSEG catalog entry
FONT=	specifies software font for labels and legends on chart
NAME=	specifies name of ANOM chart’s GRSEG catalog entry
PAGENUM=	specifies the form of the label used in pagination
PAGENUMPOS=	specifies the position of the page number requested with the PAGENUM= option

Options for Producing Graphs Using ODS Styles
BLOCKVAR=	specifies one or more variables whose values define colors for filling background of block-variable legend
CFRAMELAB	draws a frame around labeled points
COUT	draw portions of line segments that connect points outside decision limits in a contrasting color
CSTAROUT	specifies that portions of stars exceeding inner or outer circles are drawn using a different color
OUTFILL	shades areas between decision limits and connected points lying outside the limits
STARFILL=	specifies a variable identifying groups of stars filled with different colors
STARS=	specifies a variable identifying groups of stars whose outlines are drawn with different colors

Options for ODS Graphics
BLOCKREFTRANSPARENCY=	specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases
INFILLTRANSPARENCY=	specifies the decision limit infill transparency
MARKERS	plots group points with markers
NOBLOCKREF	suppresses block and phase reference lines
NOBLOCKREFFILL	suppresses block and phase wall fills
NOFILLLEGEND	suppresses legend for levels of a STARFILL= variable
NOPHASEREF	suppresses block and phase reference lines
NOPHASEREFFILL	suppresses block and phase wall fills
NOREF	suppresses block and phase reference lines
NOREFFILL	suppresses block and phase wall fills
NOSTARFILLLEGEND	suppresses legend for levels of a STARFILL= variable
NOTRANSPARENCY	disables transparency in ODS Graphics output
ODSFOOTNOTE=	specifies a graph footnote
ODSLEGENDEXPAND	specifies that legend entries contain all levels observed in the data
ODSTITLE=	specifies a graph title
OUTFILLTRANSPARENCY=	specifies decision limit outfill transparency
OVERLAYURL=	specifies URLs to associate with overlay points
PHASEPOS=	specifies vertical position of phase legend
PHASEREFLEVEL=	associates phase and block reference lines with either innermost or the outermost level
PHASEREFTRANSPARENCY=	specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases
REFFILLTRANSPARENCY=	specifies the wall fill transparency for blocks and phases
SIMULATEQCFONT	draws central line labels using a simulated software font
STARTRANSPARENCY=	specifies star fill transparency
URL=	specifies a variable whose values are URLs to be associated with groups
Input Data Set Options
MISSBREAK	specifies that observations with missing values are not to be processed
Output Data Set Options
OUTINDEX=	specifies value of `_INDEX_` in the OUTLIMITS= data set
OUTLIMITS=	creates output data set containing decision limits
OUTTABLE=	creates output data set containing group summary statistics and decision limits
Tabulation Options
Note: specifying (EXCEPTIONS) after a tabulation option creates a table for exceptional points only.
TABLE	creates a basic table of group means, group sample sizes, and decision limits
TABLEALL	is equivalent to the options TABLE, TABLECENTRAL, TABLEID, TABLELEGEND, TABLEOUTLIM, and TABLETESTS
TABLECENTRAL	augments basic table with values of central lines
TABLEID	augments basic table with columns for ID variables
TABLEOUTLIM	augments basic table with columns indicating decision limits exceeded
Block Variable Legend Options
BLOCKLABELPOS=	specifies position of label for block-variable legend
BLOCKLABTYPE=	specifies text size of block-variable legend
BLOCKPOS=	specifies vertical position of block-variable legend
BLOCKREP	repeats identical consecutive labels in block-variable legend
CBLOCKLAB=	specifies fill colors for frames enclosing variable labels in block-variable legend
CBLOCKVAR=	specifies one or more variables whose values are colors for filling background of block-variable legend
Phase Options
CPHASELEG=	specifies text color for phase legend
NOPHASEFRAME	suppresses default frame for phase legend
OUTPHASE=	specifies value of `_PHASE_` in the OUTHISTORY= data set
PHASEBREAK	disconnects last point in a phase from first point in next phase
PHASELABTYPE=	specifies text size of phase legend
PHASELEGEND	displays phase labels in a legend across top of chart
PHASELIMITS	labels decision limits for each phase, provided they are constant within that phase
PHASEREF	delineates phases with vertical reference lines
READPHASES=	specifies phases to be read from an input data set
Star Options
CSTARCIRCLES=	specifies color for STARCIRCLES= circles
CSTARFILL=	specifies color for filling stars
CSTAROUT=	specifies outline color for stars exceeding inner or outer circles
CSTARS=	specifies color for outlines of stars
LSTARCIRCLES=	specifies line types for STARCIRCLES= circles
LSTARS=	specifies line types for outlines of STARVERTICES= stars
STARBDRADIUS=	specifies radius of outer bound circle for vertices of stars
STARCIRCLES=	specifies reference circles for stars
STARINRADIUS=	specifies inner radius of stars
STARLABEL=	specifies vertices to be labeled
STARLEGEND=	specifies style of legend for star vertices
STARLEGENDLAB=	specifies label for STARLEGEND= legend
STAROUTRADIUS=	specifies outer radius of stars
STARSPECS=	specifies method used to standardize vertex variables
STARSTART=	specifies angle for first vertex
STARTYPE=	specifies graphical style of star
STARVERTICES=	superimposes star at each point on ANOM chart
WSTARCIRCLES=	specifies width of STARCIRCLES= circles
WSTARS=	specifies width of STARVERTICES= stars
Overlay Options
CCOVERLAY=	specifies colors for overlay line segments
COVERLAY=	specifies colors for overlay plots
COVERLAYCLIP=	specifies color for clipped points on overlays
LOVERLAY=	specifies line types for overlay line segments
NOOVERLAYLEGEND	suppresses legend for overlay plots
OVERLAY=	specifies variables to overlay on chart
OVERLAYCLIPSYM=	specifies symbol for clipped points on overlays
OVERLAYCLIPSYMHT=	specifies symbol height for clipped points on overlays
OVERLAYHTML=	specifies links to associate with overlay points
OVERLAYID=	specifies labels for overlay points
OVERLAYLEGLAB=	specifies label for overlay legend
OVERLAYSYM=	specifies symbols for overlays
OVERLAYSYMHT=	specifies symbol heights for overlays
WOVERLAY=	specifies widths of overlay line segments
Options for Interactive ANOM Charts
HTML=	specifies a variable whose values create links to be associated with groups
HTML_LEGEND=	specifies a variable whose values create links to be associated with symbols in the symbol legend
WEBOUT=	creates an OUTTABLE= data set with additional graphics coordinate data

XCHART Statement: ANOM Procedure

Summary of Options