https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678976#M23903 It's not in your KEEP statement so the data step doesn't keep the variable at the end. Add the variable to your KEEP statement. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:54:12 GMT Reeza 2020-08-24T19:54:12Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678974#M23902 <P>I created a new variable (gdp_change) and it is not showing up in the work library.&nbsp;</P><PRE><CODE class=" language-sas">data gdp_trumbull_mahoning; set hp.final_gdp4; format gdp2018 gdp2019 gdp_change_2018_2019 comma10.2; keep naics ecnty fips county state gdp2018 gdp2019; where (state = "OH") and county in ("Trumbull", "Mahoning"); gdp_change_2018_2019 = gdp2019 - gdp2018; *putlog _all_; run;</CODE></PRE> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:52:49 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678974#M23902 IrynaDemko 2020-08-24T19:52:49Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678976#M23903 It's not in your KEEP statement so the data step doesn't keep the variable at the end. Add the variable to your KEEP statement. Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:54:12 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678976#M23903 Reeza 2020-08-24T19:54:12Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678980#M23904 <P>Good catch!</P><P>Thank you!</P> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:59:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/new-variable-is-not-showing-up-in-the-data-step/m-p/678980#M23904 IrynaDemko 2020-08-24T19:59:35Z