Persistence

Many of the chart enhancement macros set a property of the chart and that property will remain set, even if the macro is removed from the field. For example, if "@SWAP 1" is used to reverse the series/groups in the chart, the series/groups will remain reversed even if the "@SWAP 1" macro is removed. A "@SWAP 0" macro is needed to return the series/groups to their normal/default order.

Some of the chart enhancement macros are NOT persistent and their effect will disappear when the macro is removed. For example the user-defined lines (set by @X, @Y, and @XY) and user-defined series labels (set by @ASL) only remain in the chart while the macro definition is in place. When the macro is removed, the user-defined line and/or series labels disappear.

The description of each macro identifies whether or not the macro is persistent.