/** @file mp_guesspk.sas @brief Guess the primary key of a table @details Tries to guess the primary key of a table based on the following logic: * Columns with nulls are ignored * Return only column combinations that provide unique results * Start from one column, then move out to include composite keys of 2 to 6 columns The library of the target should be assigned before using this macro. Usage: filename mc url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sasjs/core/main/all.sas"; %inc mc; %mp_guesspk(sashelp.class,outds=classpks) @param baseds The dataset to analyse @param outds= The output dataset to contain the possible PKs @param max_guesses= The total number of possible primary keys to generate. A table is likely to have multiple unlikely PKs, so no need to list them all. Default=3. @param min_rows= The minimum number of rows a table should have in order to try and guess the PK. Default=5.

SAS Macros

@li mf_getvarlist.sas @li mf_getuniquename.sas @li mf_nobs.sas @version 9.3 @author Allan Bowe **/ %macro mp_guesspk(baseds ,outds=mp_guesspk ,max_guesses=3 ,min_rows=5 )/*/STORE SOURCE*/; /* declare local vars */ %local var vars vcnt i j k l tmpvar tmpds rows posspks ppkcnt; %let vars=%mf_getvarlist(&baseds); %let vcnt=%sysfunc(countw(&vars)); %if &vcnt=0 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: &baseds has no variables! Exiting.; %return; %end; /* get null count and row count */ %let tmpvar=%mf_getuniquename(); proc sql noprint; create table _data_ as select count(*) as &tmpvar %do i=1 %to &vcnt; %let var=%scan(&vars,&i); ,sum(case when &var is missing then 1 else 0 end) as &var %end; from &baseds; /* transpose table and scan for not null cols */ proc transpose; data _null_; set &syslast end=last; length vars $32767; retain vars ; if _name_="&tmpvar" then call symputx('rows',col1,'l'); else if col1=0 then vars=catx(' ',vars,_name_); if last then call symputx('posspks',vars,'l'); run; %let ppkcnt=%sysfunc(countw(&posspks)); %if &ppkcnt=0 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: &baseds has no non-missing variables! Exiting.; %return; %end; proc sort data=&baseds(keep=&posspks) out=_data_ noduprec; by _all_; run; %local pkds; %let pkds=&syslast; %if &rows > %mf_nobs(&pkds) %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: &baseds has no combination of unique records! Exiting.; %return; %end; /* now check cardinality */ proc sql noprint; create table _data_ as select %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let var=%scan(&posspks,&i); count(distinct &var) as &var %if &i<&ppkcnt %then ,; %end; from &pkds; /* transpose and sort by cardinality */ proc transpose; proc sort; by descending col1; run; /* create initial PK list and re-order posspks list */ data &outds(keep=pkguesses); length pkguesses $5000 vars $5000; set &syslast end=last; retain vars ; vars=catx(' ',vars,_name_); if col1=&rows then do; pkguesses=_name_; output; end; if last then call symputx('posspks',vars,'l'); run; %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: %mf_nobs(&outds) possible primary key values found; %return; %end; %if &ppkcnt=1 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; /* begin scanning for uniques on pairs of PKs */ %let tmpds=%mf_getuniquename(); %local lev1 lev2; %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev1=%scan(&posspks,&i); %do j=2 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev2=%scan(&posspks,&j); %if &lev1 ne &lev2 %then %do; /* check for two level uniqueness */ proc sort data=&pkds(keep=&lev1 &lev2) out=&tmpds noduprec; by _all_; run; %if %mf_nobs(&tmpds)=&rows %then %do; proc sql; insert into &outds values("&lev1 &lev2"); %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: Max PKs reached at Level 2 for &baseds; %return; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %if &ppkcnt=2 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; /* begin scanning for uniques on PK triplets */ %local lev3; %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev1=%scan(&posspks,&i); %do j=2 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev2=%scan(&posspks,&j); %if &lev1 ne &lev2 %then %do k=3 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev3=%scan(&posspks,&k); %if &lev1 ne &lev3 and &lev2 ne &lev3 %then %do; /* check for three level uniqueness */ proc sort data=&pkds(keep=&lev1 &lev2 &lev3) out=&tmpds noduprec; by _all_; run; %if %mf_nobs(&tmpds)=&rows %then %do; proc sql; insert into &outds values("&lev1 &lev2 &lev3"); %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: Max PKs reached at Level 3 for &baseds; %return; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %if &ppkcnt=3 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; /* scan for uniques on up to 4 PK fields */ %local lev4; %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev1=%scan(&posspks,&i); %do j=2 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev2=%scan(&posspks,&j); %if &lev1 ne &lev2 %then %do k=3 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev3=%scan(&posspks,&k); %if &lev1 ne &lev3 and &lev2 ne &lev3 %then %do l=4 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev4=%scan(&posspks,&l); %if &lev1 ne &lev4 and &lev2 ne &lev4 and &lev3 ne &lev4 %then %do; /* check for four level uniqueness */ proc sort data=&pkds(keep=&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4) out=&tmpds noduprec; by _all_; run; %if %mf_nobs(&tmpds)=&rows %then %do; proc sql; insert into &outds values("&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4"); %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: Max PKs reached at Level 4 for &baseds; %return; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %if &ppkcnt=4 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; /* scan for uniques on up to 4 PK fields */ %local lev5 m; %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev1=%scan(&posspks,&i); %do j=2 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev2=%scan(&posspks,&j); %if &lev1 ne &lev2 %then %do k=3 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev3=%scan(&posspks,&k); %if &lev1 ne &lev3 and &lev2 ne &lev3 %then %do l=4 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev4=%scan(&posspks,&l); %if &lev1 ne &lev4 and &lev2 ne &lev4 and &lev3 ne &lev4 %then %do m=5 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev5=%scan(&posspks,&m); %if &lev1 ne &lev5 & &lev2 ne &lev5 & &lev3 ne &lev5 & &lev4 ne &lev5 %then %do; /* check for four level uniqueness */ proc sort data=&pkds(keep=&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4 &lev5) out=&tmpds noduprec; by _all_; run; %if %mf_nobs(&tmpds)=&rows %then %do; proc sql; insert into &outds values("&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4 &lev5"); %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: Max PKs reached at Level 5 for &baseds; %return; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %if &ppkcnt=5 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; /* scan for uniques on up to 4 PK fields */ %local lev6 n; %do i=1 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev1=%scan(&posspks,&i); %do j=2 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev2=%scan(&posspks,&j); %if &lev1 ne &lev2 %then %do k=3 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev3=%scan(&posspks,&k); %if &lev1 ne &lev3 and &lev2 ne &lev3 %then %do l=4 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev4=%scan(&posspks,&l); %if &lev1 ne &lev4 and &lev2 ne &lev4 and &lev3 ne &lev4 %then %do m=5 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev5=%scan(&posspks,&m); %if &lev1 ne &lev5 & &lev2 ne &lev5 & &lev3 ne &lev5 & &lev4 ne &lev5 %then %do n=6 %to &ppkcnt; %let lev6=%scan(&posspks,&n); %if &lev1 ne &lev6 & &lev2 ne &lev6 & &lev3 ne &lev6 & &lev4 ne &lev6 & &lev5 ne &lev6 %then %do; /* check for four level uniqueness */ proc sort data=&pkds(keep=&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4 &lev5 &lev6) out=&tmpds noduprec; by _all_; run; %if %mf_nobs(&tmpds)=&rows %then %do; proc sql; insert into &outds values("&lev1 &lev2 &lev3 &lev4 &lev5 &lev6"); %if %mf_nobs(&outds) ge &max_guesses %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: Max PKs reached at Level 6 for &baseds; %return; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %end; %if &ppkcnt=6 %then %do; %put &sysmacroname: No more PK guess possible; %return; %end; %mend;