GROUP Variable
Positions graphics elements on the bars of a vertical or horizontal bar chart drawn using the GROUP= option in the GCHART procedure.
| Type: | Numeric or character; must match the type of the GROUP= variable used in the GCHART procedure. |
|---|---|
| Length: | Should match the length of GROUP= variable in the GCHART procedure. |
| Default: | none |
| Restriction: | Used only with vertical or horizontal bar charts produced by the GCHART procedure. |
Table of Contents
Syntax
Variable Values
group-value
references value(s) of the variable that is identified by the GROUP= option in the GCHART procedure either as a variable name or as an explicit data value. Group-value can be one of the following:
group-variable
the name of a .
group-data-value
a specific numeric data value.
'group-data-value'
a specific character data value.
To annotate all the bars in a horizontal or vertical bar chart, specify a variable name. To annotate a bar chart for a specific value of the GROUP variable, specify a specific value.
Details
Using the GROUP Variable
Using the GROUP variable is similar to using the X and Y variables with data system to position in a vertical or horizontal bar chart.
Using the GROUP Variable to Position a Label in a Bar Chart shows how the GROUP variable works with the SUBGROUP and MIDPOINT variables to label the bars of a vertical bar chart.
Using the GROUP Variable to Position a Label in a Bar Chart
The label showing the number of that were sold in Dallas in the year 1997 is positioned by the values that are assigned to these Annotate variables:
- GROUP=YEAR (where YEAR is a variable in the GCHART data set)
- MIDPOINT=CITY (where CITY is a variable in the GCHART data set)
- SUBGROUP=ITEM (where ITEM is a variable in the GCHART data set).
Functions
You can use the GROUP variable only with the data 1, 2, 7, and 8, and with these functions:
| BAR | MOVE | POINT |
| DRAW | PIE | SYMBOL |
| LABEL | PIECNTR |