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GeorgeSAS
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10

Hello everyone,

 

Is there a lag like function can get reversed lag without merging tables?

 

currently we have lag1(var),lag2(var).......,can we do something like lag(var,-1),lag(var,-2)......? this avoid merge tables.

 

 

Thanks!

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art297
Opal | Level 21

If by reverse lag you mean look ahead, I don't think so. But it's quite easy, see: http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/Look-Ahead_and_Look-Back

 

Art, CEO, AnalystFinder.com

 

GeorgeSAS
Lapis Lazuli | Level 10
Thank you art, while this method still need to merge table.
Rwon
Obsidian | Level 7

If you are able, you could sort in the reverse way and use the lag function to get the "reverse" lag.

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