Date:         Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:32:07 -0500
Reply-To:     "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
Subject:      Re: Many-To-One Transformation

"Gunnar Petersson" <gunnar.petersson@mep.ki.se> wrote in message
news:a20pdf$73o$1@news.kth.se...
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem with converting many records into one record. For example
a
> person can have many medical treatments at different time periods which
each
> generates a record. At analysis I want them all transformed to on record
and
> it's a pain.
>

When the underlying data is effectively structured for categorical analysis,
analysis' of the above type can typically be done with Proc REPORT or Proc
TABULATE, without need to create an intermediate transposition of the
underlying data.