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abdulla
Pyrite | Level 9 abdulla
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Fill the gap

Posted 11-13-2020 10:15 PM (677 views)
GVKEYfyearEXECIDTITLEANN
002538200702158president & CEO
002538200802158president & CEO
002538200902158 
002538201002158 
002538201142441 
002538201242441chmn. & CEO
002538201342441chmn. & CEO

 

I want the following result

GVKEYfyearEXECIDTITLEANN
002538200702158president & CEO
002538200802158president & CEO
002538200902158president & CEO
002538201002158president & CEO
002538201142441 
002538201242441chmn. & CEO
002538201342441chmn. & CEO

can anyone help me with this? 

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Reeza
Super User Reeza
Super User

Re: Fill the missing categorical variable with previous given info

Posted 11-13-2020 10:56 PM (653 views)  |   In reply to abdulla

Standard use case for RETAIN.

 

data want;
set have;
by GVKEY;

retain newTitle;

if not missing(titleAnn) then newTitle = titleAnn;

if first.GVKEY and missing(titleAnn) then call missing(newTitle);

run;
@abdulla wrote:
GVKEY fyear EXECID TITLEANN
002538 2007 02158 president & CEO
002538 2008 02158 president & CEO
002538 2009 02158  
002538 2010 02158  
002538 2011 42441  
002538 2012 42441 chmn. & CEO
002538 2013 42441 chmn. & CEO

 

I want the following result

GVKEY fyear EXECID TITLEANN
002538 2007 02158 president & CEO
002538 2008 02158 president & CEO
002538 2009 02158 president & CEO
002538 2010 02158 president & CEO
002538 2011 42441  
002538 2012 42441 chmn. & CEO
002538 2013 42441 chmn. & CEO

can anyone help me with this? 

 

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Reeza
Super User Reeza
Super User

Re: Fill the missing categorical variable with previous given info

Posted 11-13-2020 10:56 PM (654 views)  |   In reply to abdulla

Standard use case for RETAIN.

 

data want;
set have;
by GVKEY;

retain newTitle;

if not missing(titleAnn) then newTitle = titleAnn;

if first.GVKEY and missing(titleAnn) then call missing(newTitle);

run;
@abdulla wrote:
GVKEY fyear EXECID TITLEANN
002538 2007 02158 president & CEO
002538 2008 02158 president & CEO
002538 2009 02158  
002538 2010 02158  
002538 2011 42441  
002538 2012 42441 chmn. & CEO
002538 2013 42441 chmn. & CEO

 

I want the following result

GVKEY fyear EXECID TITLEANN
002538 2007 02158 president & CEO
002538 2008 02158 president & CEO
002538 2009 02158 president & CEO
002538 2010 02158 president & CEO
002538 2011 42441  
002538 2012 42441 chmn. & CEO
002538 2013 42441 chmn. & CEO

can anyone help me with this? 

 

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