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huffa9299
Fluorite | Level 6

Hello,

 

Is there a way to retain the sum of one row and use that sum as the starting point for a second row?

 

for example-

 

Have:

MonthStartNewCancelledEnd
Jan102-1 
Feb 1-3 
March 40 

 

Want:

MonthStartNewCancelledEnd
Jan102-111
Feb111-39
March94013

 

Thank you!

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Accepted Solutions
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
infile cards truncover;
input Month $	Start	New	Cancelled	End;
cards;
Jan	10	2	-1	 
Feb	 .	1	-3	 
March	. 	4	0
;

data want(drop=_end);
set have;
retain _end;
if _n_=1 then do; _end=sum(of start--cancelled);end=_end;end;
else do; start=_end;_end=sum(of start--cancelled);end=_end;end;
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
infile cards truncover;
input Month $	Start	New	Cancelled	End;
cards;
Jan	10	2	-1	 
Feb	 .	1	-3	 
March	. 	4	0
;

data want(drop=_end);
set have;
retain _end;
if _n_=1 then do; _end=sum(of start--cancelled);end=_end;end;
else do; start=_end;_end=sum(of start--cancelled);end=_end;end;
run;
huffa9299
Fluorite | Level 6

worked perfectly! thank you for your help

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