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Jose7
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi experts 

I have a table like this

Id Name Percentage
1 Ricardo 100
2 Jose 100
3 Roberto 50
3 Alexander 50
4 Carlos 100
5 William 50
5 Juan 50
6 Alonso 33
6 Perez 33
6 Menjivar 34
7 Regina 100

And i Want to add a column making a count like this

Id Name Percentage Count
1 Ricardo 100 1
2 Jose 100 1
3 Roberto 50 1
3 Alexander 50 2
4 Carlos 100 1
5 William 50 1
5 Juan 50 2
6 Alonso 33 1
6 Perez 33 2
6 Menjivar 34 3
7 Regina 100

1

 

Do you have any idea how to make it ?

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User
data want;
set have;
by id;
if first.id
then count = 1;
else count + 1;
run;

The SUM Statement in the ELSE implies an automatic RETAIN of the new variable.

Jose7
Obsidian | Level 7
Thks! it works !

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