topic Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables in SAS Procedures

Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

Prasadr1618 — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:00:15 GMT

How to solve the Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables?

Even though my break variable is defined as order with display,i do get this error.

please help me on this.

Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

Jagadishkatam — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:28:41 GMT

Hope it is something like

define x / order display;

could you please remove the display and try.

Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

Prasadr1618 — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:34:00 GMT

But i have to display the variable im my sas output file.

Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

Jagadishkatam — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 06:40:40 GMT

It will be still be displayed

Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

himself — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:51:57 GMT

The variable listed on the BREAK statement is not defined as GROUP or
ORDER.

Solution:
Remove the BREAK statement or change the usage on the DEFINE
statement of that variable to GROUP or ORDER.

Re: Error:you can only break on grouping and ordering variables

himself — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:52:00 GMT

The variable listed on the BREAK statement is not defined as GROUP or
ORDER.

Solution:
Remove the BREAK statement or change the usage on the DEFINE
statement of that variable to GROUP or ORDER.