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paddyb
Quartz | Level 8

Hi 

 

I would like to apply basevalue .like if id is 13 then 1,if id is 14 then 2 but in my code I am getting basevalue increamented for same id.Can anyone guide with the code.

(if first.id then basevalue=1;

basevalue+1;

 

dataset I want is like this

ID BASEVALUE
13 1
13 1
13 1
14 2
14 2
15 3
15 3
15 3
16 4

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novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input ID ;
datalines;
13 1
13 1
13 1
14 2
14 2
15 3
15 3
15 3
16 4
;

data want;
set have;
by id;
if first.id then BASEVALUE+1;
run;

/*or*/

data want;
set have;
by id;
if lag(id) ne id then BASEVALUE+1;
run;

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Astounding
PROC Star

You're close ... combine your two statements:

 

if first.id then basevalue + 1;

novinosrin
Tourmaline | Level 20
data have;
input ID ;
datalines;
13 1
13 1
13 1
14 2
14 2
15 3
15 3
15 3
16 4
;

data want;
set have;
by id;
if first.id then BASEVALUE+1;
run;

/*or*/

data want;
set have;
by id;
if lag(id) ne id then BASEVALUE+1;
run;
paddyb
Quartz | Level 8

Thank you 🙂

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