SAS code node (PLS question)

[Jonison]

Hello, this gives me a headache

I need to do multiple responses PLS, and use sas code node for that.

Before 'sas code node' it is a 'transform variables' which includes all of specific data treatment.

When I edit the code editor, I can see all of data is within the .

so I type below:

%global xvars yvars;
%let xvars = BLK1 BLK2 BLK3 BLK4 BLK5....; (Long variable list) 
%let yvars = y1 y2 y3 y4; (BLK1.... and y1... are all included in EM_IMPORT DATA.
PROC PLS CV=ONE MISSING=AVG METHOD=PLS NOCENTER NOSCALE NOCVSTDIZE NFAC=6 DATA=&EM_IMPORT_DATA;
model yvars = xvars;
run;

in the log, it shows:

ERROR: Variable YVARS not found.
NOTE: The previous statement has been deleted.
7848 run;

ERROR: No MODEL specified

I would like to define the variables included in EM_IMPORT DATA as xvars and yvars due to the number of vairables to be used by PLS algorithm,

Appreciate your kind help.

[PaigeMiller · Accepted solution]

model &yvars=&xvars;

Although no macros are needed here, unless the problem is much more complicated than you describe (which may be the case). Code with no macros:

model y1 y2 y3 y4 = BLK1 BLK2 BLK3 BLK4 BLK5....; 

You may also need a CLASS statement if any of your X-variables are categorical.

[Jonison]

Thanks for your kind reply. That works.

can I ask how to use the OUTPUT statement?

The help document is a bit confusing to me, how can I output predict y1, y2, y3, y4 separately and passing this to next node?

Many thanks

[PaigeMiller]

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@Jonison wrote:

Thanks for your kind reply. That works.

can I ask how to use the OUTPUT statement?

The help document is a bit confusing to me, how can I output predict y1, y2, y3, y4 separately and passing this to next node?

Many thanks

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output out=datasetname predicted=pred_y1 pred_y2 pred_y3 pred_y4;

[Jonison]

thanks for your kind help. 

I typed 'output out=&EM_EXPORT_TRAIN predicted=pred_STD_FP_1_5 pred_STD_FP_3_4 pred_STD_SX_1_5 pred_STD_SX_3_4 pred_STD_FP_SX_FPM_Ratio;'

and when run code: shows ERROR: Unable to create EMWS2.EMCODE_TRAIN.DATA because EMWS2.EMCODE_TRAIN.VIEW already exists

and I would like to make predicted results shown in the emport table of this node. How could I do that? 

Thank you very much

[PaigeMiller]

In a SAS library, you can't have a view and a data set with the same name. Since you already have a view by that name, you have to name the data set something else, or first delete the view.

[Jonison]

thanks, that helps. Would you please suggest that how to append all of prediction results with the existing dataset? which function should I use?

Many thanks

[PaigeMiller]

PROC APPEND