ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

[u52766097]

when i am running this code this is showing an error into the log ,so what wrong I am doing there.

%macro attrib(domain=);
%if &domain = DM %then %do;
attrib
STUDYID length = $15 label = "Study Identifier"
DOMAIN length = $2 label = "Domain Abbreviation"
USUBJID length = $25 label = "Unique Subject Identifier"
SUBJID length = $7 label = "Subject Identifier for the Study"
RFSTDTC length = $10 label = "Subject Reference Start Date"
RFENDTC length = $10 label = "Subject Reference End Date/Time"
RFXSTDTC length = $10 label = "Date/Time of First Study Treatment"
RFXENDTC length = $10 label = "Date/Time of Last Study Treatment"
RFICDTC length = $10 label = "Date/Time of Informed Consent"
RFPENDTC length = $10 label = "Date/Time of End of Participation"
DTHDTC length = $10 label = "Date/Time of Death"
DTHFL length = $2 label = "Subject Death Flag"
SITEID length = $7 label = "Study Site Identifier"
BRTHDTC length = $10 label = " Date/Time of Birth"
AGE length = $8. label = "Age"
AGEU length = $5 label = "Age Units"
SEX length = $2 label = "Sex"
RACE length = $40 label = "Race"
ARMCD length = $8 label = "Planned Arm Code"
ARM length = $40 label = "Description of Planned Arm"
ACTARMCD length = $8 label = "Actual Arm Code"
ACTARM length = $40 label = "Description of Actual Arm Code"
COUNTRY length = $3 label = "Country";
%end;
%mend;
%attrib(domain=DM);

/**************************************************/

This is the error -

69 %attrib(domain=DM);

NOTE: Line generated by the invoked macro "ATTRIB".

69 attrib STUDYID length = $15 label = "Study Identifier" DOMAIN length = $2 label = "Domain Abbreviation" USUBJID length = $25 label = "Unique Subject Identifier" SUBJID length = $17 label = "Subject Identifier for the Study" RFSTDTC length =

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180

69 ! $10 label =

ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order.

[Tom · Accepted solution]

You cannot run an ATTRIB statement in the middle of nowhere.  It has to be part of a DATA step.

What dataset are you trying to create?  Let's say you want to make a dataset named WANT.

data want;
  %attrib(domain=DM);
  stop;
  call missing(of _all_);
run;