The DTREE Procedure

Functional Summary

Table 4 outlines the options available for the DTREE procedure, classified by function. An alphabetical list of options is provided in the Dictionary of Options.

Table 4: Functional Summary

Description Statement Option
Accuracy Control Options
Specifies the accuracy of numerical computation DTREE, RESET TOLERANCE=
Data Set Specifications
Specifies the Annotate data set DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT ANNOTATE=
Specifies the Image map output data set DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT IMAGEMAP=
Specifies the Payoffs data set DTREE PAYOFFS=
Specifies the Probability data set DTREE PROBIN=
Specifies the Stage data set DTREE STAGEIN=
Error Handling Options
Automatically rescales the probabilities of an uncertainty if they do not sum to 1 DTREE, RESET AUTOSCALE
Specifies the error handling behavior DTREE, RESET ERRHANDLE=
Disables automatic rescaling of probabilities DTREE, RESET NOSCALE
Disables warning messages DTREE, RESET NOWARNING
Enables warning messages DTREE, RESET WARNING
Evaluation Control Options
Specifies the criterion used to determine the optimal decision DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET CRITERION=
Specifies the risk tolerance DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET RT=
Format Control Options
Specifies the maximum decimal width to format numerical values DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET, SUMMARY, TREEPLOT MAXPREC=
Specifies the maximum field width to format numerical values DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET, SUMMARY, TREEPLOT MAXWIDTH=
Specifies the maximum field width to format names DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET, SUMMARY, TREEPLOT NWIDTH=
Graphics Catalog Options
Specifies the description field for the catalog entry DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT DESCRIPTION=
Specifies the name of the graphics catalog DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT GOUT=
Specifies the name field for the catalog entry DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NAME=
Line-Printer Options
Specifies the characters for line-printer plot DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT FORMCHAR=
Link Appearance Options
Specifies the color of LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CBEST=
Specifies the color of all links except LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CLINK=
Defines the symbol for all links except LODSuperscript 1 and LCPsquared DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LINKA=
Defines the symbol for LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LINKB=
Defines the symbol for LCPsquared DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LINKC=
Specifies the line type of all links except LODSuperscript 1 and LCPsquared DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LSTYLE=
Specifies the line type of LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LSTYLEB=
Specifies the line type of LCPsquared DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LSTYLEC=
Specifies the line thickness of all links except LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LWIDTH=
Specifies the line thickness of LODSuperscript 1 DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LWIDTHB=
Node Appearance Options
Specifies the color of chance nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CSYMBOLC=
Specifies the color of decision nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CSYMBOLD=
Specifies the color of end nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CSYMBOLE=
Specifies the height of symbols for all nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT HSYMBOL=
Specifies the symbol definition for chance nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT SYMBOLC=
Specifies the symbol definition for decision nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT SYMBOLD=
Specifies the symbol definition for end nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT SYMBOLE=
Specifies the symbol used for chance nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT VSYMBOLC=
Specifies the symbol used for decision nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT VSYMBOLD=
Specifies the symbol used for end nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT VSYMBOLE=
Output Control Options
Suppresses display of the optimal decision summary DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET NOSUMMARY
Displays the optimal decision summary DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET SUMMARY
Specifies the decision stage up to which the optimal decision summary is displayed DTREE, EVALUATE, RESET, SUMMARY TARGET=
Plot Control Options
Draws diagram on one page in graphics mode DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT COMPRESS
Displays information on the decision tree diagram DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT DISPLAY=
Processes the Annotate data set DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT DOANNOTATE
Invokes graphics version DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT GRAPHICS
Displays labels DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LABEL
Displays legend DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LEGEND
Invokes line-printer version DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT LINEPRINTER
Suppresses processing of the Annotate data set DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NOANNOTATE
Draws diagram across multiple pages DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NOCOMPRESS
Suppresses displaying label DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NOLABEL
Suppresses displaying legend DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NOLEGEND
Suppresses displaying page number DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NOPAGENUM
Uses rectangular corners for turns in the links DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT NORC
Displays page number at upper right corner DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT PAGENUM
Uses rounded corners for turns in the links DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT RC
Specifies the vertical space between two end nodes DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT YBETWEEN=
Text Appearance Options
Specifies the text color DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT CTEXT=
Specifies the text font DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT FTEXT=
Specifies the text height DTREE, RESET, TREEPLOT HTEXT=
Variables in PAYOFFS= Data Set
Specifies the action outcome names VARIABLES ACTION=
Specifies the state outcome names VARIABLES STATE=
Specifies the payoffs VARIABLES VALUE=
Variables in PROBIN= Data Set
Specifies the event outcome names VARIABLES EVENT=
Specifies the given outcome names VARIABLES GIVEN=
Specifies the (conditional) probabilities VARIABLES PROB=
Variables in STAGEIN= Data Set
Specifies the outcome names VARIABLES OUTCOME=
Specifies the rewards VARIABLES REWARD=
Specifies the stage name VARIABLES STAGE=
Specifies the successor names VARIABLES SUCCESSOR=
Specifies the type of stage VARIABLES TYPE=
Specifies the web reference variable VARIABLES WEB=


Superscript 1LOD denotes links that indicate optimal decisions.

squaredLCP denotes links that continue on subsequent pages.

Last updated: August 31, 2020