CASECHECKS Subcommand (VALIDATEDATA command)

The CASECHECKS subcommand specifies checks to be performed on cases in the active dataset.

REPORTEMPTY Keyword

Empty cases are identified by default. To turn off the check for empty cases, specify REPORTEMPTY=NO.

SCOPE Keyword

The SCOPE keyword controls which variables are considered when the procedure determines whether a case is empty. SCOPE is ignored if REPORTEMPTY=NO.

ANALYSISVARS. Procedure considers analysis variables only. A case is considered empty if values of all analysis variables are blank or missing. This is the default if analysis variables are specified. ANALYSISVARS is ignored if no analysis variables are specified.

ALLVARS. Procedure considers all variables. A case is regarded as empty if all variables in the active dataset are blank or missing. This is the default if no analysis variables are specified. ID variables, split file variables, and rule outcome variables are always disregarded when determining whether a case is empty.