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Quartz | Level 8

how to count time interval for each customer?

have:

idtime
10307MAR2015:09:13:02.00
10207DEC2015:10:42:19.00
10207DEC2015:10:43:39.00
10107MAY2015:09:13:30.00
10207DEC2015:10:43:51.00
10107MAY2015:09:13:41.00
10307MAR2015:09:13:05.00
10107MAY2015:09:13:55.00

 

want:

idtimeinterval
10107MAY15:09:13:30.
10107MAY15:09:13:4111
10107MAY15:09:13:5514
10207DEC15:10:42:19.
10207DEC15:10:43:3980
10207DEC15:10:43:5112
10307MAR15:09:13:02.
10307MAR15:09:13:053

 

 

 

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VDD
Ammonite | Level 13 VDD
Ammonite | Level 13

Yes having the seconds included makes it clear how the value is to be determined.

This problem has been solve by PG Stats at this link.  You might have to do a little work with the code so that the variables reference your case information.

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/count-average-time-interval/m-p/487616#M127080

 

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VDD
Ammonite | Level 13 VDD
Ammonite | Level 13

How does interval get assigned?  your sample reflects that interval is char based on the sample being left justified.

Geo-
Quartz | Level 8
I have updated and add the seconds.Would it be more clear?thanks
mkeintz
PROC Star

You appear to want to do 2 things:

 

  1. Take unsorted data, and order it by ID/TIME.  Is that correct?

  2. There are multiple obs with ID101 and tied time values.  Are there other variables that would force a particular ordering of those tied records?  After all you have interval values of 11 and 14 for the 2nd and 3rd records.  I see no data that would produce those values.
  3. Calculate a new variable called interval, which is left missing for the first obs of each id, but has a positive value for all subsequent obs for each id.  As @VDD asked, what it the formula for generating the new variable interval?
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VDD
Ammonite | Level 13 VDD
Ammonite | Level 13

Yes having the seconds included makes it clear how the value is to be determined.

This problem has been solve by PG Stats at this link.  You might have to do a little work with the code so that the variables reference your case information.

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/count-average-time-interval/m-p/487616#M127080

 

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