Transforming Data with SAS Functions
Manipulating SAS Date Values with Functions

YEAR Function The YEAR function enables you to extract the year value from a SAS date value.

General form, YEAR function: YEAR(date) where date is a SAS date value that is specified as a variable or a SAS date constant. For more information about SAS date constants, refer to SAS Language Reference: Dictionary.

The value that is returned by the YEAR function is a four-digit numeric value representing the year, for example, 2002. The YEAR function is very similar to the MONTH and DAY functions in purpose and form.

Function	Description	Form	Sample Value
YEAR	Extracts the year value from a SAS date value.	YEAR(date)	2002
MONTH	Extracts the month value from a SAS date value.	MONTH(date)	12
DAY	Extracts the day value from a SAS date value.	DAY(date)	5