is there any way in proc sql if i can select distinct on few varibles and have remaining as it is.
as below i do not want distinct on b.term,b.acce and need for the rest
proc sql;
create table _values_ as
select (distinct b.table,b.column,b.origin,b.originwhere,b.algorithm), b.term,b.acce
from vcol a right join source_columns b
on a.origin=b.origin
quit;
any suggestion please
As soon as the distinct does not extend over all columns, it becomes meaningless, as all rows from the dataset will be included anyway. Play around with the concept for a while, and you'll see what I mean.
How about
proc sql;
create table _values_ as
select b.table,b.column,b.origin,b.originwhere,b.algorithm, b.term,b.acce
from vcol a right join source_columns b
on a.origin=b.origin
group by b.table,b.column,b.origin,b.originwhere,b.algorithm
;
quit;
?
No need to mention distinct? sorry to ask
As soon as the distinct does not extend over all columns, it becomes meaningless, as all rows from the dataset will be included anyway. Play around with the concept for a while, and you'll see what I mean.
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