topic Re: Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally in SAS Programming

Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally

jagadeesh_2907 — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:02:07 GMT

I have two dataset A and B

dataset A:
year Quarter Amount
2012 Q4 200
2013 Q4 300
2014 Q4 400
2015 Q4 500
2016 Q4 600

dataset B:
year quarter Amount
2013 Q4 400
2014 Q4 510.45
2015 Q4 600
2016 Q4 700

i want to replace the amount values which have been changed in dataset B in Dataset A.
Could you please let me know how to do it in SAS.

My output should be
Dataset A:
year Quarter Amount
2012 Q4 200
2013 Q4 400
2014 Q4 510.45
2015 Q4 600
2016 Q4 700

Re: Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally

LinusH — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:26:50 GMT

Take the free Programming 1 course where you will learning techniques like this.

Re: Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally

jagadeesh_2907 — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:29:50 GMT

Okay sure. But I need to do this urgently. Could you please help me do this in SAS

Re: Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally

LinusH — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:37:13 GMT

This is not a training site. Simple inquiries that can be read directly from documentation or teached in introductory classes in not in my priority list.

The responders here volunteer.

I don't care if it's urgent or not, who decides which is most important among the thousands of questions that are posted here?

I'm here for the fun of it, and help people with basic tasks because they lack of planning is not it.

Re: Replace data from one dataset to another conditionally

Kurt_Bremser — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:24:05 GMT

Make sure that both datasets are sorted by year and quarter.

Do a data step update, as described here: https://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/basess/58133/HTML/default/viewer.htm#a001329153.htm