ZSYS Variable

ZSYS Variable

Defines the coordinate system and area of the output used by Z variable to display the Annotate graphics.

Type: character

Length: 1

Default: 2

Syntax
Functions
Details

Syntax

ZSYS='coordinate-system';

coordinate-system

specifies a value that represents a coordinate system. Values can be 1, 2, 7, or 8 as shown in the following table:

Absolute Systems Relative Systems Coordinate System Units

1 7 percentage of data area

2 8 data values

See Coordinate Systems for a description of the areas and coordinate systems.

Absolute Systems	Relative Systems	Coordinate System Units
1	7	percentage of data area
2	8	data values

Functions

You can use the ZSYS variable with these functions:

BAR PIE POLY

DRAW PIECNTR POLYCONT

LABEL POINT SYMBOL

MOVE

Details

The coordinate system that you specify with the ZSYS variable affects how the function interprets the value of the Z variable.

Note: Not all coordinate systems can be used with all Annotate variables. For any restrictions, see the individual variables in this section. [cautionend]

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