Here is some sample data:
data have;
infile datalines;
input ClaimNumber CLIENT $2. ID $2.;
datalines;
. TX B
1 B
2 B
3 C
. FL C
1 K
2 D
3 B
;;
run;
And this is what I want to end up with:
data want;
infile datalines;
input ClaimNumber CLIENT $2. ID $2.;
datalines;
. TX B
1 TX B
2 TX B
3 TX C
. FL C
1 FL K
2 FL D
3 FL B
;;
run;
The Client changes each time we hit a "." and the value of Client is there for that first line as you can see in the first sample, I just need to fill in the rest until we reach a new client and so on. Thanks.
data want;
set have;
retain newClient;
if not missing(Client) then newClient=Client;
run;
data want;
set have;
retain newClient;
if not missing(Client) then newClient=Client;
run;
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