data have1; length loan_num $10 curr_phone $10 ; input loan_num curr_phone; datalines; 2234110000 1111111111 3400238190 9981111111 2098766890 0 ; run; data have2; length loan_num $10 phone1 $10 alt_phone $10 bus_phone $10; input loan_num -- bus_phone; datalines; 2234110000 1111111111 0 3333333333 3400238190 3323333333 1098899999 0 2098766890 0 2234444444 0 ; run; proc sql; create table have3 as select *,case when curr_phone in coalesce(phone1,alt_phone,bus_phone) then 'Y' end as Phone_Match from have1 a left join have2 b on a.loan_num=b.loan_num ;quit;
I am comparing two sets of data (have1 and have2) When I combine the two in have3 I tried to use a coalesce to look for a match between curr_phone(have1) and phone1,alt_phone or bus_phone.(have2) If there is a match with any of the three I want to designate with a 'Y'. When I try and use coalesce I get an error. Would I need to use some type of scan of all three phone numbers or am I just using coalesce incorrectly?
Available on demand!
Missed SAS Innovate Las Vegas? Watch all the action for free! View the keynotes, general sessions and 22 breakouts on demand.
Learn how use the CAT functions in SAS to join values from multiple variables into a single value.
Find more tutorials on the SAS Users YouTube channel.