Why is a user-defined format only being applied to the first class?

[kz_]

I made this format. When I apply it to my data, only the first value is being changed (from "01-P" to "P"). What am I missing? 

proc format library=caus; 
	value $tmp 
		"01-P" = "P"
		"02-B" = "B"
		"03-E" = "E"
		"04-P" = "P"
		"05-CU" = "CU"
                "07-C" = "C"
		;
run;

[Reeza]

Show how you tried to use it - did you ensure the new variable has the required length needed?

[Reeza]

Also looks like SCAN() may be useful as well since it's just taking the last portion?

new_var = scan(var, 2, "-");

[kz_]

Thank you. I got it to work by refreshing.

[kz_ · Accepted solution]

Nevermind! I refreshed SAS and it works. No idea what was going on, but I also don't know how to delete this post.

[SASKiwi]

You don't delete posts, you just update them as answered.

[Reeza]

Preferably with the answer!

Someone else may have the same issue, whatever it is 🙂