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 and 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