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TheNovice
Quartz | Level 8

I have received a dataset like below:

Dataset is sorted by Cal_date but the rows are blank after the first row is populated. I am trying to populate the remaining rows with the previous date... until the next date starts...

Cal DateResource Name
01/02/2019B
.B
.B
01/03/2019B

 

I put a variable flag = 0 where cal_date = . but i am stuck

I am trying below but not working... any direction would be appreciated


data want;
 set test;
 format newdate date9.;
      retain lag_date;
      lag_date = cal_date;
 
     if flag =1 then newdate = lag_date;
     drop lag_date;
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

data have;
input (Cal_Date	Resource_Name) (:$10.);
cards;
01/02/2019	B
.	D
.	C
01/03/2019	E
.	E
;

data want;
 set have;
 retain _date;
 if not missing(Cal_Date) then _date=cal_date;
 else cal_date=_date;
 drop _date;
run;

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

data have;
input (Cal_Date	Resource_Name) (:$10.);
cards;
01/02/2019	B
.	B
.	B
01/03/2019	B
;

data want;
 update have(obs=0) have;
 by Resource_Name;
 output;
run;

TheNovice
Quartz | Level 8

Thanks for the quick reply... i think i may have simplified it too much.. the resource_names can be different. I just need the dates to keep populating until the new dates starts

input

Cal DateResource Name
01/02/2019B
.D
.C
01/03/2019E
.E

output needed

 

  
Cal DateResource Name
01/02/2019B
01/02/2019D
01/02/2019C
01/03/2019E
01/03/2019E
novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20

data have;
input (Cal_Date	Resource_Name) (:$10.);
cards;
01/02/2019	B
.	D
.	C
01/03/2019	E
.	E
;

data want;
 set have;
 retain _date;
 if not missing(Cal_Date) then _date=cal_date;
 else cal_date=_date;
 drop _date;
run;
TheNovice
Quartz | Level 8
It works.Thank you so much!
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