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Chapter 6
and type (string or numeric) are the same. For string variables, the defined length
must also be the same. By default, only matching variables are displayed in the
two variabl
e lists.
 Create mat
ching variables in the working data file if they do not already exist.
This
updates the source list to display all variables in the source data file. If you select
source variables that do not exist in the working data file (based on variable
name), new
variables will be created in the working data file with the variable
names and properties from the source data file.
If the work
ing data file contains no variables (a blank, new data file), all variables
in the source data file are displayed and new variables based on the selected source
variables are automatically created in the working data file.
Apply prop
erties from a s ing le source variable to selected working file variables of the
same type.
Variable properties from a single selected variable in the source list can be
applied to one or more selected variables in the working file list. Only variables of the
same type
(numeric or string) as the selected variable in the source list are displayed
in the working file list. For string variables, only strings of the same defined length
as the source variable are displayed. This option is not available if the working
data fil
e contains no variables.
Note: You cannot create new variables in the working data file with this option.
Apply dataset properties only—no variable selection. Only file properties (for example,
documen
ts, file label, weight) will be applied to the working data file. No variable
properties will be applied. This option is not available if the working data file is
also the source data file.
Choosing Variable Properties to Copy
You can copy selected variable properties from the source variables to the target
variables. Undefined (empty) properties in the source variables do not overwrite
define
d properties in the target variables.