Im learning PROC REPORT by following guides that i found on google.
However, i got this error when i try doing it:
You can only BREAK on GROUPing or ORDERing variables
with the code below:
proc report data=ALFRED.shoes;
COL Name Age Country Nationality Agemean;
DEFINE Age /analysis mean;
DEFINE Country /DISPLAY 'Country of Origin';
DEFINE Agemean /COMPUTED 'Age Mean';
COMPUTE Agemean;
Agemean=Age.mean;
ENDCOMP;
BREAK AFTER Nationality / SUMMARIZE;
run;
I read alot of guides about BREAK AFTER, and im still very confused about the purpose and usage of it. Can anyone explain this in a simpler way?
proc report data=ALFRED.shoes;
COL Name Age Country Nationality Agemean;
DEFINE Nationality /order;
DEFINE Age /analysis mean;
DEFINE Country /DISPLAY 'Country of Origin';
DEFINE Agemean /COMPUTED 'Age Mean';
COMPUTE Agemean;
Agemean=Age.mean;
ENDCOMP;
BREAK AFTER Nationality / SUMMARIZE;
run;
Hi,
Just to add two things there, you can define the variable as either group or order depending on wht you are doing. A further note is that code formatting makes things a lot easier to read - consistent capitilisation indetations etc. as in (and you can use the {i} icon above the post to add code):
proc report data=alfred.shoes; columns name age country nationality agemean; define name / display 'Name'; define age / analysis mean; define country / display 'Country of Origin'; define nationality / group 'Nationality'; /* Or order */ define agemean / computed 'Age Mean'; compute agemean; agemean=age.mean; endcomp; break after nationality / summarize; run;
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