GoGoGraph Premium

GoGoGraph Premium - Mastering the 7 Steps to Customize Your SAS Graphs

GoGoGraph is a two-day workshop that teaches how to customize graphs generated with proc sgplot, which can then be easily transposed to proc template.

Workshop

During this workshop, SAS biostatisticians and programmers put into practice the 7 steps of customization.

Step #1 – Creating a first version of your graph. Saving the graph as image.
Step #2 – Creating your own style template to customize your graph.
Step #3 – Adding some text, symbol, images near the bars. Customizing the bars (fill color, fill transparency; pattern type, pattern color; outline color, thickness and pattern type).
Step #4 – Customizing the axis.
Step #5 – Using the axis tables to add statistics near the graph.
Step #6 – Customizing the legend.
Step #7 – Using annotations (sganno=).

Onboarding

The workshop is preceded by two types of onboarding activities.

Activity 1: One OnBoarding Session

Gaol: Ensure that all logistical aspects are in place on the D-day

One Online Session
Duration 60 to 90-minute

Details

During this session, you create the directories for the training, upload the files provided and adapt the paths in the SAS programs to your environment.
At the end of this onboarding session, you take a quiz after running an initial SAS program and creating a first graph. You discover the SAS program structure in a fun and proactive way.

Activity 2: Email-Based Exercises

Goal: Ensure that all participants (regardless their background) are aware of the SAS syntax used during the workshop

5 exercises shared over a 1-week period
Email-Based Solution

Topics:

Dictionaries as alternative to proc contents
Deleting user specific global macro variables
Dealing with title style
Dealing with line breaks
Creating and using given formats.

Keep Learning after the Workshop

The workshop is followed by hand-on activities.

20 exercices shared over a 4-week period
Email-based solution

Details:

5 exercicses to refresh workshop learnings.
15 guided exercises to gain experience with common specific situations.

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Criteria:

Attend the full onboarding session with webcam on
Answer the onboarding quiz
Attend the workshop

Resources

At the end of the workshop, participants leave with training resources :

Powerpoint: details of the 7 steps (30 to 40 slides per step, available online in PDF format)
Playground: short examples illustrating specific options (SAS programs)
Builder: access to snippet codes organized according to the 7 steps to build your graphics block by block (SAS programs)
Portfolio: programs associated with the 20 portfolio graphics (SAS programs).

FAQ

How long last the workshop?

Face-to-Face Workshop

2 days

Online workshop

8 sessions of 2 hours each.

How many participants can attend the workshop?

Face-to-Face Workshop

4 to 8 participants

Online Workshop

4 participants

Target Audience

GoGoGraph Premium is designed for experienced SAS users i.e. both biostatistician and programmers.

Prerequisites

You must have your own SAS licence. If you choose to use SAS® Ondemand and/or if you are new to SAS® Studio, you will have access to the resources “How to quickly get started with SAS® Studio” to get used to the main features needed to create folders, upload/dowload files, reset a session, and so on.

When will be organised the next workshop?

For company specific workshop, sent your request to veronique.bourcier@xxformat.com

For cross-company face-to-face workshop:

When : November 2025
Where: Munich, Germany
Contact Person: veronique.bourcier@xxformat.com

How much does it cost?

GoGoGraph Premium solution starts at €3200 ex-VAT for 4 participants, €800 ex-VAT for each additional participant + travel related costs.