I am using SAS EG and attempting to use the lag function however it is telling me
"ERROR: The LAG function is not supported in PROC SQL, it is only valid within the DATA step." I have sorted the data by the fields I am trying to lag.
The goal is within my dataset, I want to create a dummy variable for if a condition is met. Example, if track = last line track AND driver = last line driver AND date equals last line date THEN indicate using a 1, else use a zero.
I do all of this using the query builder and creating calculated columns.
Well...the error is correct, SQL doesn't have the concept of row order, it operates on the entire data set.
What are you trying to do here? I suspect BY group processing within a data set is more efficient.
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