SAS(R) Data Quality Server 9.2: Reference
| Functions and CALL Routines |
DQIDENTIFY Function
Returns a category name from a character value.
| Valid in: | DATA step, PROC SQL, or SCL |
| Syntax | |
| Details | |
| Example |
Syntax |
| DQIDENTIFY(char, 'identification-definition'<, 'locale'>) |
- char
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is the value that is transformed, according to the specified identification definition. The value can be the name of a character variable, a character value in quotation marks, or an expression that evaluates to a variable name or a quoted value.
- identification-definition
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specifies the name of the identification definition.
Restriction: must exist in the specified locale. - locale
-
(optional) specifies the name of the locale that contains the specified identification definition. The value can be a name in quotation marks, the name of a variable whose value is a locale name, or an expression that evaluates to a variable name or to a quoted locale name.
The specified locale must be loaded into memory as part of the locale list.
Default: the first locale in the locale list. Restriction: if no value is specified, the default locale is used. See: Load and Unload Locales.
| Details |
The DQIDENTIFY function returns a value that indicates the category of the content in an input character value. The available categories and return values depend on your choice of identification definition and locale.
| Example |
The following example determines whether a character value represents an individual or an organization.
dqid=dqIdentify('LL Bean', 'Individual/Organization', 'ENUSA');
After this function call, the value of the DQID variable is ORGANIZATION.
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