hi,   The sample data is as below. In the final report i need to change the order of the observations in the variable race$.   data out. dm;   length region$ 15 ethnicity$ 25 Trtgrp$ 20;   input studyid$ age height weight BSA region$ sex$ race$ ethnicity$ Trtgrp$;   datalines;   001 50 112 60 2.3 NorthAmerica Men White Caucasian Trt1   002 66 123 62 2.1 NorthAmerica Women White AfricanAmerican Trt1   003 68 136 55 2.6 Europe Women Black Caucasian Trt1   004 70 128 69 1.9 Europe Men White Latino Trt1   005 78 130 74 1.6 NorthAmerica Men White Caucasian Trt1   006 76 124 66 1.8 Europe Women Black AfricanAmerican Trt2   007 77 126 64 2.4 Europe Men Black Caucasian Trt2   008 65 122 70 1.5 NorthAmerica Men White AfricanAmerican Trt1   009 67 132 73 1.3 Europe Men White Caucasian Trt1   010 69 128 76 1.4 NorthAmerica Women Black Caucasian Trt2 ; run;   proc report data = out.Demographics nowd headline spacing = 10;   columns _NAME_ trt1 trt2 total;   define _NAME_ /display " " center;   define trt1 /display "TRT1" center;   define trt2 /display "TRT2" center;   define total/display "Total" center; run; ... View more

Hi,   Can anyone please explain how to change the order of observations in proc report. I tried creating format and applied in proc report. But it is not working. I need the _NAME_ variable to be displayed in the order that is mentioned in the format.   proc format; value $NAME "0"= "Age (yrs)" "1" = "   Number" "2" = "   Mean(SD)" "3" = "   Median" "4" = "   Min : Max" "5" = "Age group (yrs), N (%)" "6" = "   <50" "7" = "   50-59" "8" = "   60-64" "9" = "   >=65" "10" = "Gender, N (%)" "11" = "   Female" "12" = "   Male" "13" = "   U" "14" = "Race, N (%)" "15" = "   Black" "16" = "   Asian/Oriental" "17" = "   Causasian" "18" = "   Other"; run;   proc report data = dm nowd headline spacing = 10 split="~"; columns _NAME_ _0_3_MG_KG_IV _1_0_MG_KG_IV _2_0_MG_KG_IV _2_5_MG_KG_IV TOTAL; define _NAME_ /display " " style(column) = [asis=on] order = formatted format = $NAME.; define _0_3_MG_KG_IV/display "0.3 mg/kg~IV~(N=&cnt1)" center; define _1_0_MG_KG_IV/display "1.0 mg/kg~IV~(N=&cnt2)" center; define _2_0_MG_KG_IV/display "2.0 mg/kg~IV~(N=&cnt3)" center; define _2_5_MG_KG_IV/display "2.5 mg/kg~IV~(N=&cnt4)" center; define TOTAL/display "Total~IV~(N=&cnt5)" center; run;   Thanks   Thanks ... View more

hi,   I'm having the data like the  table. I want to change the observations order of first column. I need the order like below. Age (yrs) Number Mean (SD) Median Min : Max Age group (yrs), N (%) <50 50-59 60-64 >=65  Gender, N (%) Female  Male  U Race, N (%) Black Asian/Oriental Caucasian Other       0.3 mg/kg IV(N=3) 1.0 mg/kg IV(N=5) 2.0 mg/kg IV(N=5) 2.5 mg/kg IV(N=2) Total IV(N=15) Age (yrs)           Number 3 5 5 2 15 Mean (SD) 49.0(11.8) 61.4( 8.2) 61.4( 6.7) 51.0( 7.1) 57.5( 9.4) Median 46.0 59.0 63.0 51.0 58.0 Min : Max 39:62 52:74 53:68 46:56 39:74 Age group (yrs), N(%)           50-59   3( 60.0%) 2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 6( 40.0%) 60-64 1( 33.3%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   3( 20.0%) <50 2( 66.7%)     1( 50.0%) 3( 20.0%) >=65   1( 20.0%) 2( 40.0%)   3( 20.0%) Gender, N (%)           Female 1( 33.3%) 3( 60.0%) 4( 80.0%) 2( 100.0%) 10( 66.7%) Male 2( 66.7%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   4( 26.7%) U   1( 20.0%)     1( 6.7%) Race, N (%)           ASIAN/ORIENTAL 1( 33.3%)   2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 4( 26.7%) BLACK   2( 40.0%) 3( 60.0%)   5( 33.3%) CAUCASIAN 2( 66.7%) 3( 60.0%)     5( 33.3%) OTHER       1( 50.0%) 1( 6.7%) ... View more

Hi,   The output is displayed in this manner which is not present in format order.   <50 2( 66.7%)     1( 50.0%) 3( 20.0%) >=65   1( 20.0%) 2( 40.0%)   3( 20.0%) 50-59   3( 60.0%) 2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 6( 40.0%) 60-64 1( 33.3%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   3( 20.0%) Age (yrs)           Age group (yrs), N(%)           ASIAN/ORIENTAL 1( 33.3%)   2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 4( 26.7%) BLACK   2( 40.0%) 3( 60.0%)   5( 33.3%) CAUCASIAN 2( 66.7%) 3( 60.0%)     5( 33.3%) Female 1( 33.3%) 3( 60.0%) 4( 80.0%) 2( 100.0%) 10( 66.7%) Gender, N (%)           Male 2( 66.7%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   4( 26.7%) Mean (SD) 49.0(11.8) 61.4( 8.2) 61.4( 6.7) 51.0( 7.1) 57.5( 9.4) Median 46.0 59.0 63.0 51.0 58.0 Min : Max 39:62 52:74 53:68 46:56 39:74 Number 3 5 5 2 15 OTHER       1( 50.0%) 1( 6.7%) Race, N (%)           U   1( 20.0%)     1( 6.7%) ... View more

hi,   The output I'm getting is as below in which order of the observations is not according to the format. Please help.     0.3 mg/kg IV(N=3) 1.0 mg/kg IV(N=5) 2.0 mg/kg IV(N=5) 2.5 mg/kg IV(N=2) Total IV(N=15) Age (yrs)           Number 3 5 5 2 15 Mean (SD) 49.0(11.8) 61.4( 8.2) 61.4( 6.7) 51.0( 7.1) 57.5( 9.4) Median 46.0 59.0 63.0 51.0 58.0 Min : Max 39:62 52:74 53:68 46:56 39:74 Age group (yrs), N(%)           50-59   3( 60.0%) 2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 6( 40.0%) 60-64 1( 33.3%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   3( 20.0%) <50 2( 66.7%)     1( 50.0%) 3( 20.0%) >=65   1( 20.0%) 2( 40.0%)   3( 20.0%) Gender, N (%)           Female 1( 33.3%) 3( 60.0%) 4( 80.0%) 2( 100.0%) 10( 66.7%) Male 2( 66.7%) 1( 20.0%) 1( 20.0%)   4( 26.7%) U   1( 20.0%)     1( 6.7%) Race, N (%)           ASIAN/ORIENTAL 1( 33.3%)   2( 40.0%) 1( 50.0%) 4( 26.7%) BLACK   2( 40.0%) 3( 60.0%)   5( 33.3%) CAUCASIAN 2( 66.7%) 3( 60.0%)     5( 33.3%) OTHER       1( 50.0%) 1( 6.7%) ... View more

hi,   I'm getting the following error. Please help.    proc sort data = dm out=want; 780  sortseq=linguistic(Numeric_Collation=ON);      ----      180 ERROR 180-322: Statement is not valid or it is used out of proper order. 781  run; NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors. WARNING: The data set WORK.WANT may be incomplete.  When this step was stopped there were 0 observations and 0 variables. WARNING: Data set WORK.WANT was not replaced because this step was stopped. NOTE: PROCEDURE SORT used (Total process time):       real time           0.00 seconds       cpu time            0.00 seconds ... View more

Thanks for your solution. But im having a doubt. which datset we need to take in proc sort data ... View more

Could you please explain how this worked out. ... View more

thanks a lot it worked.. ... View more

its a question asked in interview. I tried different ways but couldnt get the result.   will try this.   ... View more