topic Observation Count Varying in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26568#M3879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If I use a proc sql with sum functions along with group by( sum function variable not included in group by),is it possible that the observation count changes in every different run. If it is then why?</P><P>It happend to one of my work. I know the solution to avoid it. I need sort before. But my question is why it is happening?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:18:44 GMT arnab61 2012-03-09T14:18:44Z Observation Count Varying https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26568#M3879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If I use a proc sql with sum functions along with group by( sum function variable not included in group by),is it possible that the observation count changes in every different run. If it is then why?</P><P>It happend to one of my work. I know the solution to avoid it. I need sort before. But my question is why it is happening?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:18:44 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26568#M3879 arnab61 2012-03-09T14:18:44Z Observation Count Varying https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26569#M3880 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Can you provide an example with data and code?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:02:57 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26569#M3880 art297 2012-03-09T15:02:57Z Observation Count Varying https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26570#M3881 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P> your original data might be dynamic. it might be updating very frequently.</P><P></P><P>are you getting data from RDBMS? or SAS data mart. There are little chances that your SAS data mart also refreshes very frequently.</P><P></P><P>First confirm where you are getting data?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:13:33 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Observation-Count-Varying/m-p/26570#M3881 sassharp 2012-03-12T14:13:33Z