proc datasets lib=ia; modify year2000 (genmax=4); run; data ia.year2000; set ia.year2000 ia.quarter2 (drop=Comment); run; data ia.year2000; set ia.year2000 ia.quarter3 (drop=Comment); run; data ia.year2000; set ia.year2000 ia.quarter4 (drop=Comment); run; proc sort data = ia.year2000; by Date; run;