SAS EG 7.1 - repeat a variable found once through following observatons

[RAW_newbie]

I am importing data from a report in text format using the data import wizard.

The bulk of the data witihn the body of the report is being brought in as observations.

However I need to locate three peices of infromation from the header.  

The header information needs to be repeated in variables for each observation.  

RUN DATE : 05/13/17 TIME : 08:57:55 PAGE 324

REPORT #: 044W-001 PROGRAM: 030

AUTOMATED CHECK OFFSET ACTIVITY REPORT

BANK NUMBER: 001 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0000010xxxxxxxx

ACCT REQ REF PROVIDER/ INITIAL OFFSET REISSUE WRITE-OFF PENALTY CHECK CHECK AGREEMENT REF

I can locate the data in the header and can create a table recording the header data and each observation; but I would like to repeat the header data for each observation where REF_STAT = ACT.

REF_STAT      ACCNT_NUM     REPORT_DATE     REPORT_TIME 

                                                     05/13/17                    08:57:55
                    0000010xxxxxxxx  
   
 ACT   
 ACT   
 ACT   

[FredrikE]

Something like this in a program entry? :

data test;

length REF_STAT ACCNT_NUM_tmp REPORT_DATE_tmp REPORT_TIME_tmp ACCNT_NUM REPORT_DATE REPORT_TIME $32;

retain REF_STAT ACCNT_NUM REPORT_DATE REPORT_TIME;

keep REF_STAT ACCNT_NUM REPORT_DATE REPORT_TIME;

input REF_STAT ACCNT_NUM_tmp REPORT_DATE_tmp REPORT_TIME_tmp;

if ACCNT_NUM_tmp ne '' then ACCNT_NUM = ACCNT_NUM_tmp;

if REPORT_DATE_tmp ne '' then REPORT_DATE = REPORT_DATE_tmp;

if REPORT_TIME_tmp ne '' then REPORT_TIME = REPORT_TIME_tmp;

if REF_STAT ne '' then output;

datalines;

. . 05/13/17 08:57:55

. 0000010xxxxxxxx . .

ACT . . .

ACT . . .

ACT . . .

;

run;

[RAW_newbie]

Thanks FredrickE.

I can locate the header data and populate initial variables in the dataset when they occur.

REF_STAT      ACCNT_NUM     REPORT_DATE     REPORT_TIME 

                                                     05/13/17                    08:57:55
                    0000010xxxxxxxx  

I can use the following to populate all following observations with the data in new varables:

DATA WORK.QUERY_FOR__RENO_RAW;

SET WORK.QUERY_FOR__RENO_RAW1;

RETAIN ACCNT_NUM2;

IF ACCNT_NUM>. THEN ACCNT_NUM2=ACCNT_NUM;

RUN;

This also works for date and time when the IF statement is changed to variable >' '.