Most probably, you need to define a new variable (because of the length):
data want;
set have (rename=(id=_id)),
length id $6;
id = catx("_",_id,suffix);
drop _id suffix;
run;
Most probably, you need to define a new variable (because of the length):
data want;
set have (rename=(id=_id)),
length id $6;
id = catx("_",_id,suffix);
drop _id suffix;
run;
I would not do that. Something that is not used for calculations, but for identification, is better kept as character.
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