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Prateek1
Obsidian | Level 7

hi,

 

Proc print data=Nz noobs;
By decreasing Probability;
id Probability;
Var Client Champ Modified Tot_Budget Digi_Budget;
sum Tot_Budget Digi_Budget;
run;

 error :ERROR: Variable DECREASING not found.??

what should be the code ?

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Kurt_Bremser
Super User

"decreasing" is not a SAS keyword, therefore SAS assumes it is a variable name.

You probably meant "descending".

It is very helpful to read the documentation:

BY Statement

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