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Experts,<br />
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I have an Excel file that has a client_number and start_date end_date residual_start residual_end.<br />
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I would like to number the records if they have the same client_number so I can do an edit on the dates to ensure there is no overlapping.<br />
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Can someone tell me how to number the records in SAS? &nbsp;I woule like to program to get the number which is currently in record_number.<br />
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See attached example.<br />
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Numbering-Sample.xlsx

Experts,

I have an Excel file that has a client_number and start_date end_date residual_start residual_end.

I would like to number the records if they have the same client_number so I can do an edit on the dates to ensure there is no overlapping.

Can someone tell me how to number the records in SAS?  I woule like to program to get the number which is currently in record_number.

See attached example.

Numbering records with same client number - SAS

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