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Betty_sam
Obsidian | Level 7

Hi, 

I have data like this : 

Full_nameQ1Q2Q3
A1--
B-2-
C--3

 

I want to transform it into 

 

Full_nameQ
A1
B2
C3

 

How can I do this please ? 

Thank you

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Reeza
Super User
COALESCE()

Q = coalesce(of Q1-Q3);

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Sajid01
Meteorite | Level 14

One way of doing this is as follows.
You can modify as needed.

data test;
input full_name $ Q1 Q2 Q3;
datalines;
A 1 . .
B . 2 .
C . . 3
;
run;
data test( drop=q1 q2 q3);
set test;
Q=sum(q1,q2,q3);
run;
Reeza
Super User
COALESCE()

Q = coalesce(of Q1-Q3);

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