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tp10279
Calcite | Level 5
Hi,

I am trying to change the value in a column using EG. I want to change the full name of the product to an abbreviated name. Is there a function that will allow me to do this?

Thanks!
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DerekAdams
Calcite | Level 5
Have you tried the Recode option in the Computed Columns or create a format
RichardH_sas
SAS Employee
Recode or user-defined format that Derek mentioned are probably the best solutions for what you want.

If you want to abbreviate by literally take the first X characters from each product name, you can use a SUBSTR function to do that. Create a computed column based on an expression, and for the expression use something like

SUBSTR(column1,1,8)

===starts at the first character of column1 and extracts exactly 8 characters===
tp10279
Calcite | Level 5
Thanks, I tired the recode a column, and it did exactly what I needed!

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