EVENT event-names ;

The EVENT statement names either event names or _ALL_. The event names identify the events in the INEVENT=data set or are the SAS predefined event keywords. _ALL_ is used to indicate that all simple events in the INEVENT=data set should be included in processing. If combination events exist in the INEVENT=data set and are to be included, then they must be specified in a separate EVENT statement. The HPFDIAGNOSE procedure does not currently process group events, although if the simple events associated with the group are defined in the INEVENT=data set, they can be included in processing, either by event name or by using _ALL_.

The EVENT statement requires the ID statement.

For more information about the EVENT statement, see Chapter 7, The HPFEVENTS Procedure .

The following option can be used in the EVENT statement:

REQUIRED=YES | MAYBE | NO

YES

specifies that the events be included in the model as long as the model does not fail to be diagnosed.

MAYBE

specifies that the events be included in the model as long as the parameters of events are significant.

NO

specifies that the events be included in the model as long as the parameters of events are significant and the increment of the value of criterion exceeds a threshold. The default is REQUIRED=NO.

The same differencing is applied to the events as is used for the variables to be forecast. No functional transformations are applied to the events.