Hello,
I want to add/sum up and merge two columns that are in 2 different tables. What is the best logic/method that would be used for this type of situation?
For example, I want to join Table A & B and merge the 'Amount' column and sum up the numbers.
Table A
| Security Group | METHOD | Amount |
| Unprotected | % | 10 |
| Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Protected | Flat | 15 |
| Unprotected | % | 15 |
| Protected | Flat | 15 |
| Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Protected | % | 50 |
| Protected | % | 100 |
Table B
| Active vs. Expired | Security Group | METHOD | Amount |
| Active | Unprotected | % | 10 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 10 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 15 |
| Active | Unprotected | % | 15 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 15 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Expired | Protected | % | 50 |
| Active | Protected | % | 100 |
The desired result for Table C:
| Active vs. Expired | Security Group | METHOD | Amount |
| Active | Unprotected | % | 20 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 20 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 30 |
| Active | Unprotected | % | 30 |
| Expired | Protected | Flat | 30 |
| Active | Protected | Flat | 40 |
| Expired | Protected | % | 100 |
| Active | Protected | % | 200 |
If you are absolutely certain that the tables match, line per line, simply do this:
data c;
set a;
set b(rename=amount=extra);
amount = amount + extra;
drop extra;
run;
If you are absolutely certain that the tables match, line per line, simply do this:
data c;
set a;
set b(rename=amount=extra);
amount = amount + extra;
drop extra;
run;
THANK YOU!!! 🙂
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