The GMAP Procedure

ID Statement

Identifies the variable or variables in both the map data set and the response data set that define map areas.

Requirements: At least one id-variable is required.

ID id-variable(s);

Required Arguments

id-variable(s)

identifies one or more variables in the input data sets that define map areas. Every variable that is listed in the ID statement must appear in both the map and response data sets. Id-variable can be either numeric or character and should have the same name, type, and length in both the response and map data sets.

See also:	About Identification Variables
Featured in:	Producing a Simple Block Map, Assigning a Format to the Response Variable and Producing a Simple Choropleth Map

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