account numbers are shown in Acct ndate is the sasdate for the salary drawn
i want to create a variable with the last drawn salary month
i have tried
proc sort data=bank.dates out=bank.aa;
by Acct ndate;
run;
proc print;run;
data bank.salmnth;
set bank.aa;
by Acct ndate;
if last.Acct then lastmonth=PUT(ndate,monname.);
run;
proc print;run;
what is the alternative for if last.Acct then lastmonth=PUT(ndate,monname.); in data step without proc sort?
It depends on the sorting of bank.dates and the indexes defined on that table. You can let SQL figure that out with:
proc sql;
create table bank.salmnth as
select *, put(nDate, monName.) as lastMonth
from bank.dates
group by Acct
having nDate=max(nDate);
quit;
It depends on the sorting of bank.dates and the indexes defined on that table. You can let SQL figure that out with:
proc sql;
create table bank.salmnth as
select *, put(nDate, monName.) as lastMonth
from bank.dates
group by Acct
having nDate=max(nDate);
quit;
Are you ready for the spotlight? We're accepting content ideas for SAS Innovate 2025 to be held May 6-9 in Orlando, FL. The call is open until September 25. Read more here about why you should contribute and what is in it for you!
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.