topic Re: proc report error in SAS Programming

proc report error

ybz12003 — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:35:46 GMT

Hello:

I have an error message in the log while I run the codes below, please help. Thanks.

proc report data=have out=report headline headskip;

column Class Label Product;

define Class /group width=150 left;

define Label /group width=150 left;

define Product /group width=150 left;

run;

WARNING: A GROUP, ORDER, or ACROSS variable is missing on every observation.

Re: proc report error

Kurt_Bremser — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 15:01:56 GMT

Maxim 3: Know your data.

Run proc freq on your variables to see which one has only missing values.

Re: proc report error

Cynthia_sas — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 15:50:11 GMT

Hi:
In addition to @Kurt_Bremser's suggestion to run PROC FREQ, if you are expecting missing data in any GROUP or ORDER variable, you will also want to consult the PROC REPORT documentation to read about the MISSING option.

Note that you did not have an ERROR message -- you have a WARNING message -- you will not receive any output until you correctly add the MISSING option to your code.

In addition, options like HEADLINE, HEADSKIP and WIDTH are LISTING only options and are ignored by ODS HTML and other ODS destinations.

cynthia

Re: proc report error

ybz12003 — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 20:34:33 GMT

Thanks, Cynthia.