Minor issue with proc means and proc summary output lclm and uclm incorrect default variable name
Using this output statement with proc means or proc summary
output out=statsmean lclm= uclm= / autoname;
You get
Number Variable Type
3 ZIP_LCLM2 Num
4 ZIP_UCLM2 Num
2 _FREQ_ Num
1 _TYPE_ Num
Should be
Number Variable Type
3 ZIP_LCLM Num
4 ZIP_UCLM Num
2 _FREQ_ Num
1 _TYPE_ Num
PROOF
proc datasets lib=work kill;
run;quit;
proc summary data=sashelp.zipcode;
var zip;
output out=statsmean lclm= uclm= / autoname;
run;quit;
proc contents data=statsmean;
run;quit;
Altair SLC
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Altair SLC
The CONTENTS Procedure
Data Set Name STATSMEAN
Member Type DATA
Engine WPD
Created 22APR2026:12:48:36
Last Modified 22APR2026:12:48:36
Observations 1
Variables 4
Indexes 0
Observation Length 32
Deleted Observations 0
Data Set Type
Label
Compressed NO
Sorted NO
Data Representation Little endian, IEEE Windows
Encoding wlatin1 Windows-1252 Western
Engine/Host Dependent Information
Data Set Page Size 4096
Number of Data Set Pages 2
First Data Page 1
Max Obs Per Page 127
Obs In First Data Page 1
Data Set Diagnostic Code 0013
File Name d:\wpswrk_TD6084\STATSMEAN.wpd
WPD Engine Version 3
Large Data Set Support no
Encrypted no
Alphabetic List of Variables and Attributes
Number Variable Type Len Pos Format
3 ZIP_LCLM2 Num 8 16 Z5.
4 ZIP_UCLM2 Num 8 24 Z5.
2 _FREQ_ Num 8 8
1 _TYPE_ Num 8 0
