SAS 9.4 Graph Template Language, 3rd Edition

END;

RUN;

The difference between the MVAR and NMVAR declaration of macro variables is that

NMVAR always converts the supplied value to a numeric token (like the SYMGETN

function of the DATA step). Macro variables that are defined by MVAR resolve to

strings (like the SYMGET function of the DATA step).

Each of the DYNAMIC, MVAR, and NMVAR statements can define multiple variables

and an optional text string that denotes its purpose or usage:

dynamic YVAR "required" YLABEL "optional";

mvar LOCATE "can be INSIDE or OUTSIDE" SYSDATE;

nmvar TRANS "transparency factor";

Note: To make the template code more readable, it is helpful to adopt a naming

convention ...