Use BY group processing and the LAG function in a subsetting IF in a data step:
data want;
set have;
by id;
if not first.id and lag(pcp_id) ne pcp_id;
run;
Use BY group processing and the LAG function in a subsetting IF in a data step:
data want;
set have;
by id;
if not first.id and lag(pcp_id) ne pcp_id;
run;
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