Thank so much.. I reviewed the code, found that there is a logic below which is removing these records. thanks thanks.. thanks.
Glad you found your answer, but you really shouldn't mark yourself as providing the correct answer.
Several people provided the correct answer and hints.
That is exactly what Reeza's code will yield. Test it:
data have;
infile cards dlm=',';
length
comp $5
polno $9
description $20
;
informat pol_date yymmdd8.;
input
comp polno description pol_date
;
cards;
76536,005666666,Dep Basic AD&D,20050101
76536,005666666,Dep optnl AD&D,20050101
76536,005666666,Emp Basic AD&D,20050101
76536,005666666,Emp Optnl AD&D,20050101
;
run;
proc sort data=have;
by comp polNo description pol_date;
run;
data want;
set have;
by comp polno description;
if last.description;
run;
Result:
76536 005666666 Dep Basic AD&D 20050101
76536 005666666 Dep optnl AD&D 20050101
76536 005666666 Emp Basic AD&D 20050101
76536 005666666 Emp Optnl AD&D 20050101
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