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athulyamenon
Calcite | Level 5

/* Method #2 using the UPDATE statement */

data want;

update input_table (obs=0) input_table;

by id year;

run;

 

This is a great piece of code! Thank you for this. I would like to understand how it works though. Thanks again!

a079011
Obsidian | Level 7

I am trying to do something similar except, if value 1 has more then then one value I need the table to include an additional row.

 

DATA HAVE

 

Obs        id            year       value1   value2   value3

1              1              1999       -              270         350

2              1              1999       850         -              -

3              1              1999       450         -              -

4              2              2000       10           20           -             

5              2              2000      -              -              15

6              3              2001       -              55           -

7              3              2001       -              65           -

8              3              2001       -              75           -

9              4              2002       -              -              85

10           4              2002       99           -              -

 

DATA WANT

Obs        id            year       value1   value2   value3

1              1              1999       850         270         350

1              1              1999       450         -              -

2              2              2000       10           20           15

3              3              2001       -              55           -

4              3              2001       -              65           -

5              3              2001       -              75           -

6              4              2002       99           -              85

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