OUTCOMP= Data Set
The OUTCOMP= option in the COMPARE statement writes the loan
comparison analysis results to an output data set.
If you specified the START= option, the DATE variable identifies the date of
the loan comparison. Otherwise, the PERIOD variable
identifies the comparison period.
The OUTCOMP= data set contains one observation for each loan for each
loan comparison period.
The OUTCOMP= data set contains the following variables:
- DATE, date of loan comparison report.
The DATE variable is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
only when you specify the START= option.
- PERIOD, period of the loan comparison for the observation.
The PERIOD variable is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
only when you do not specify the START= option.
- LABEL, label string for the loan
- TYPE, type of the loan
- PAYMENT, periodic payment at the time of report.
The PAYMENT is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
if you specified the BREAKPAYMENT or ALL option or
if you used default criteria.
- INTPAY, interest paid
through the time of report.
The INTPAY variable is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
if you specified the BREAKINTEREST or ALL option or if
you used default criteria.
- TRUERATE, true interest rate
charged on the loan.
The TRUERATE variable is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
if you specified the TRUERATE or ALL option or if
you used default criteria.
- PWOFCOST, present worth of cost.
The PWOFCOST variable is included in the OUTCOMP= data set
only if you specified the PWOFCOST or ALL option.
- BALANCE, outstanding principal balance at the time of report
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