This SAS code manipulates a dataset named `rawdata` and creates...

This SAS code manipulates a dataset named rawdata and creates a new dataset named Suspended while applying some filtering and transformations. Here's a breakdown of what it does:

1. Start data Step:

   • Creates a new dataset named Suspended.

2. Read the Input Dataset:

   • Uses set rawdata; to read the contents of a dataset named rawdata.

3. Create a New Variable:

   • Adds a new variable TVFC_Suspended and assigns it the string "Suspended" for all rows.

4. Conditional Filtering 1:

   • Checks whether the variable Follow_up_Due_Date is greater than a macro variable &suspended (assumed to be provided earlier as a date value).
   • If Follow_up_Due_Date is greater than the value of &suspended, the row is deleted using the delete statement.

5. Conditional Filtering 2:

   • For rows that survived the first condition, checks if Follow_up_Complete_Date is not equal to "Overdue" or "Pending".
   • If the condition is true (i.e., Follow_up_Complete_Date is not one of those values), the row is removed with another delete statement.

6. End the data Step:

   • Generates the final dataset Suspended after applying the filters and transformations.

However, Issues/Inconsistencies in the Code:

• There seems to be a syntax issue in the if Follow_up_Complete_Date condition: (ne ("Overdue" "Pending")). The correct syntax should use logical operators to check for the two values — for instance:

  if Follow_up_Complete_Date ne "Overdue" and Follow_up_Complete_Date ne "Pending" then delete;
  

• Alternatively, to check against multiple values, you could use the not in operator:

  if Follow_up_Complete_Date not in ("Overdue", "Pending") then delete;
  

Summary:

The code filters rows from the rawdata dataset based on conditions for dates and values in the Follow_up_Complete_Date column and creates a new dataset named Suspended. It also adds a new variable, TVFC_Suspended, with the constant value "Suspended". However, the code has a syntax error that makes it non-executable until corrected.