Do you mean this?
Data new;
Input subj test $ result Date :yymmdd10.;
format date yymmdd10.;
lines;
101 DIA 56 2012-03-25
101 DIA 54 2012-03-28
101 SYS 105 2013-11-23
101 SYS 108 2013-10-10
101 SYS 110 2013-11-29
;
proc sql;
create table want as
select *, max((test='SYS')*date) as max format=yymmdd10.
from new
group by subj;
quit;
Do you mean this?
Data new;
Input subj test $ result Date :yymmdd10.;
format date yymmdd10.;
lines;
101 DIA 56 2012-03-25
101 DIA 54 2012-03-28
101 SYS 105 2013-11-23
101 SYS 108 2013-10-10
101 SYS 110 2013-11-29
;
proc sql;
create table want as
select *, max((test='SYS')*date) as max format=yymmdd10.
from new
group by subj;
quit;
As @novinosrin asked not sure if you want the whole column set to the max date for "SYS", or if you just want a macro variable with the value.
The following creates a new column using a data step alternative:
data have;
input subj
test $
result
date yymmdd10.
;
format date date9.;
datalines;
101 DIA 56 2012-03-25
101 DIA 54 2012-03-28
101 SYS 105 2013-11-23
101 SYS 108 2013-10-10
101 SYS 110 2013-11-29
;
/* use double DOW loop */
data want;
do until (last_check);
set have end = last_check;
if test eq 'SYS' then
new = max(new,date);
end;
format new date9.;
do until (last_obs);
set have end = last_obs;
output;
end;
run;
Amir.
What value should be in the new column for the rows that do not have a test value of 'SYS'?
Should they be blank or have the same value as the date column or something else?
Amir.
Good morning @sasuser123123 A simple tweak
Data new;
Input subj test $ result Date :yymmdd10.;
format date yymmdd10.;
lines;
101 DIA 56 2012-03-25
101 DIA 54 2012-03-28
101 SYS 105 2013-11-23
101 SYS 108 2013-10-10
101 SYS 110 2013-11-29
;
proc sql;
create table want as
select *, ifn(test='SYS',max((test='SYS')*date),.) as max format=yymmdd10.
from new
group by subj;
quit;
I should have said missing, rather than blank.
The following code sets the value to missing, which for numeric values is '.' by default, but if you really want a blank then you can comment out the options statement at the top to change the default from '.' to '', but the value will still be considered as missing.
/* change default numeric missing from '.' to '' */
*options missing = '';
/* use double DOW loop */
data want(drop = saved_new);
do until (last_check);
set have end = last_check;
if test eq 'SYS' then
new = max(new,date);
end;
format new date9.;
saved_new = new;
do until (last_obs);
set have end = last_obs;
if test ne 'SYS' then
call missing(new);
else
new = saved_new;
output;
end;
run;
Amir.
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