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Barkat
Pyrite | Level 9

I have a hypothetical data as below.

 

If  data in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th column are same and 4th column is either "A" or "B" then they will be considered as duplicate and one of those rows will be kept.

also

If  data in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th column are same and 4th column is either "D" or "E" then they will be considered as duplicate and one of those rows will be kept.

 

So, the following rows will be considered as duplicates and one of them will be kept.

Rows 1 and 2

Rows 4 and 5

Rows 6 and 7

Rows 9 and 10

 

 

data have;
input ID date Test $ SubTest $ SourceCode Result $;
datalines;
1 1/1/21 ABC A 1 Positive
1 1/1/21 ABC B 1 Positive
1 1/1/21 ABC C 1 Negative
1 1/10/21 DEF D 1 Positive
1 1/10/21 DEF E 1 Positive
1 1/10/21 DEF F 1 Negative

2 1/1/21 ABC A 1 Negative
2 1/1/21 ABC B 1 Negative
2 1/1/21 ABC C 1 Negative
2 1/10/21 DEF D 1 Positive
2 1/10/21 DEF E 1 Positive
2 1/10/21 DEF F 1 Negative

3 1/1/21 ABC A 1 Positive
3 1/1/21 ABC B 1 Negative
3 1/1/21 ABC C 1 Negative
3 1/10/21 DEF D 1 Negative
3 1/10/21 DEF E 1 Positive
3 1/10/21 DEF F 1 Negative

4 1/1/21 ABC A 1 Positive
4 1/1/21 ABC B 2 Positive
4 1/1/21 ABC C 1 Negative
4 1/10/21 DEF D 1 Negative
4 1/10/21 DEF E 1 Positive
4 1/10/21 DEF F 1 Negative
;
run;

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26
data want;
    set have;
    prev_id=lag(id);
    prev_date=lag(date);
    prev_test=lag(test);
    prev_subtest=lag(subtest);
    prev_sourcecode=lag(sourcecode);
    prev_result=lag(result);
    if prev_id=id and prev_date=date and prev_test=test 
        and prev_sourcecode=sourcecode and prev_result=result then do;
        if prev_subtest='A' and subtest='B' then delete;
        if prev_subtest='D' and subtest='E' then delete;
        if prev_subtest=subtest then delete;
    end;
    drop prev_:;
run;
--
Paige Miller

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PaigeMiller
Diamond | Level 26
data want;
    set have;
    prev_id=lag(id);
    prev_date=lag(date);
    prev_test=lag(test);
    prev_subtest=lag(subtest);
    prev_sourcecode=lag(sourcecode);
    prev_result=lag(result);
    if prev_id=id and prev_date=date and prev_test=test 
        and prev_sourcecode=sourcecode and prev_result=result then do;
        if prev_subtest='A' and subtest='B' then delete;
        if prev_subtest='D' and subtest='E' then delete;
        if prev_subtest=subtest then delete;
    end;
    drop prev_:;
run;
--
Paige Miller
Barkat
Pyrite | Level 9
Perfect!!! Thanks so much!!! Highly appreciated!!!

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