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Calcite | Level 5


data l;
input custid sale;
cards;
a 1
a 23
a 45
b 4
b 67
b 67
run;

I want to get the number for incriment by 1 based on custid as number should incremnt

Output :

custid  sale  Cust no
a  1 1
a  23 2
a  45 3
b 4 1
b  67 2
b  67 3

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Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16

Please try

proc sort data=l;

by custid sale;

run;

data want;

set l;

by custid sale;

retain custno 0;

if first.custid then custno=1;

else custno+1;

run;

Thanks,

Jag

Thanks,
Jag

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Jagadishkatam
Amethyst | Level 16

Please try

proc sort data=l;

by custid sale;

run;

data want;

set l;

by custid sale;

retain custno 0;

if first.custid then custno=1;

else custno+1;

run;

Thanks,

Jag

Thanks,
Jag
RamKumar
Fluorite | Level 6

Code is fine. It is also producing the desired result without retain statement.

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