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Angel_Saenz
Quartz | Level 8

I have 3 dataset with different information date, example:

DATASETNAME ID PAYMENTS INFORMATIONDATE

DS1                      1    0                   31Jan2016

DS1                      2    1                   31Jan2016

DS2                      1    2                   29Feb2016

DS2                      2    1                   29Feb2016

DS3                      1    1                   31Mar2016

DS3                      2    1                   31Mar2016

 

I want  RESULT:

ID PAYMENTDS1 PAYMENTDS2 PAYMENTDS3 VECTOR 

1          0                        2                          1                  021

2          1                        1                          1                  111

 

(using data step, not proc sql if is possible)

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Reeza
Super User

Look at PROC TRANSPOSE and then use a CATT to calculate vector. 

Or can you guarantee that you'll have only 3 DS? I'm assuming this is a simplified example. 

 

data have;
    format DATASETNAME $4. informationdate date9.;
    informat informationdate date9.;
    input DATASETNAME $ ID PAYMENTS INFORMATIONDATE;
    cards;
DS1                      1    0                   31Jan2016
DS1                      2    1                   31Jan2016
DS2                      1    2                   29Feb2016
DS2                      2    1                   29Feb2016
DS3                      1    1                   31Mar2016
DS3                      2    1                   31Mar2016
;
run;

proc sort data=have;
    by id datasetname;
run;

proc transpose data=have out=flipped prefix=PAYMENTS;
    by id;
    id datasetname;
    var payments;
run;

data want;
    set flipped;
    vector=catt(of payment:);
run;

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Reeza
Super User

Look at PROC TRANSPOSE and then use a CATT to calculate vector. 

Or can you guarantee that you'll have only 3 DS? I'm assuming this is a simplified example. 

 

data have;
    format DATASETNAME $4. informationdate date9.;
    informat informationdate date9.;
    input DATASETNAME $ ID PAYMENTS INFORMATIONDATE;
    cards;
DS1                      1    0                   31Jan2016
DS1                      2    1                   31Jan2016
DS2                      1    2                   29Feb2016
DS2                      2    1                   29Feb2016
DS3                      1    1                   31Mar2016
DS3                      2    1                   31Mar2016
;
run;

proc sort data=have;
    by id datasetname;
run;

proc transpose data=have out=flipped prefix=PAYMENTS;
    by id;
    id datasetname;
    var payments;
run;

data want;
    set flipped;
    vector=catt(of payment:);
run;
Angel_Saenz
Quartz | Level 8

Thank you Reeza that works very good, just two more questions:

 

1. like pyments are numeric some obs are nulls so is a . and vector is like .1 .012 and my vector is char, how can I do to my vector is numeric?

 

2. how can I quit the var _NAME_ in mi dataset result?

 

thank you

Reeza
Super User

1. What do you want it to look like? Repost sample data that accurately reflects your situation. 

2. DROP _name_;

Angel_Saenz
Quartz | Level 8

thank you Reeza I solved that situation

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