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SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40245: Requirements for filters on OLAP data in SAS Information Map Studio

Wed, 07/21/2010 - 11:39
Beginning with SAS size="-1">® 9.2, filters can be defined as part of SAS size="-1">® Information Map that uses a cube as its data source. (The behavior of these filter

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 38977: The Details Table or Text Analysis fails and a red X displays as well as the message \"Error creating Text Analysis output\"

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 17:40
When a comment variable is used as a reporting variable, the Details Table or Text Analysis might fail if the input text data does not contain enough variation for text mining. This can occur if the comment variable contains the same string.

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 37957: What is the effect of the PROC HPFDIAGNOSE INPUT statement options POS and NEG on an analysis?

Tue, 07/20/2010 - 15:10
The POS snd NEG options in PROC HPFDIAGNOSE are for variable SELECTION only. They are not parameter RESTRICTION options. When you run PROC HPFDIAGNOSE using the INPUT statement, possible option choices inclu

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 11159: Specifying a Unix file system directory for the work library is experimental in SAS 9.1

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 17:41
Starting in SAS 9.1, the WORK library can reside in a directory of any Unix file system (UFS) supported on z/OS, including HFS, zFS, and NFS. Background Information: In a single-user SAS session or job, the WORK

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 31620: \"The authentication system is not responding\" appears when attempting to log on to SAS Web Report Studio

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 10:31
When logging into SAS Web Report Studio you might see this error message: The authentication system is not responding. Please contact your syst

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40260: Slow ETL performance with Oracle libraries

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 20:12
Poor performance might be experienced running ETL with Oracle libraries. This is due to a large number of select statements.

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40258: How to prevent access of a SAS Web Analytics webmart during ETL process

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 20:01
If it is necessary to prevent access to a SAS® Web Analytics webmart during the ETL process, add the following code to the weba_1100 process: data _null_; set &webmart; rc=metadata_setatt

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 38621: Tips for creating a Custom Input Form for a SAS Stored Process

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 14:24
This Usage Note provides some tips for creating and troubleshooting Custom Input Forms for SAS Stored Processes that are executed using the SAS Stored Process Web Application.

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 37516: New STPRun directive passes user credentials when running a SAS Stored Process using the SAS Information Delivery Portal

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 14:12
If the STPRun directive is included on the URL in a URL Display Portlet, the user credentials will be passed to the SAS Stored Process Web Application. So, the user will not be prompted for credentials a second time when the SAS Stored Process is ex

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 30959: SAS 9.2 might not open when you invoke it and an event message is logged

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 11:07
SAS 9.2 might not open when you invoke it, and the following error message appears: imgsrc="{fusion_30959_1_sas_stopped_working.jpg}" alt="image label"> In the Windows Event Viewer, an event similar to th

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 32504: Submitting noncontiguous sections of code in the SAS Enhanced Editor

Tue, 07/06/2010 - 17:16
To submit noncontiguous sections of code in the SAS Enhanced Editor, you need to add comment delimiters to the code that you do not want to run. In the enhanced editor, you can use a keyboard shortcut to add delimiters to

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40103: Frequently asked questions about making user-defined formats available in a SAS Business Intelligence deployment

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 20:51
Overview Typically, to make user-defined formats available for selection in SAS Business Intelligence clients such as SAS size="-1">® Information Map Studio and SAS size

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40181: Why user-defined formats might not be available to select in SAS Information Map Studio

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 20:50
If you have followed the instructions in "{FUSION:40103}">SAS Note 40103 for making format catalogs available, but you still cannot see the formats in SAS Information Map Studio, then review the following pos

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 39996: \"ERROR: An attachment record was truncated\" when sending Excel files as email attachments from SAS 9.2 in the UNIX environment

Tue, 06/29/2010 - 19:47
When sending Excel files as email attachments from SAS 9.2 on Unix, you will receive errors that an attachment record was truncated and the LRECL is too small.

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 39437: Directory might be retained after cube fails to build

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 16:25
When a cube build fails, the OLAP procedure attempts to remove the directories that it created. If the process fails in such a way that this is not possible, rebuilding the cube might cause a new directory to be created wi

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40069: Question mark entered as a constant in the Viewtable WHERE EXPRESSION window might yield unexpected results

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 16:11
When attempting to use the WHERE EXPRESSION window within the Viewtable interface, you could experience unexpected results. If you attempt to define a WHERE subset for your table, and enter a ? as a

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40070: Visual Data Explorer does not support hyperlinks in detail data

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 16:08
The Visual Data Explorer does not support hyperlinks in detail data. If a hyperlink is in a column of data in the detail table, when it is viewed from the Visual Data Explorer, the link will not be active.

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 40066: A .Net Framework error occurs when using the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office

Fri, 06/25/2010 - 17:17
The error, "Unable to load the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office" might occur due to the incorrect version of the .Net Framework that is being loaded. This can occur when there is a configuration file that instructs the Microsoft Office appli

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 20862: Warning icon (!) appears next to a model in the SAS Financial Management Studio Models workspace

Fri, 06/25/2010 - 16:16
In the SAS Financial Management Studio Models workspace, a warning indicator (!) appears next to a model to indicate that adjustments have been created for this model, but the results of those adjustments are not yet

SAS Notes for SAS®9 - 39440: How to dump the content of the Xythos or Apache DAV server for SAS Financial Management

Fri, 06/25/2010 - 09:54
If asked by SAS Technical Support to provide the content of the DAV server, please do the following: Use an internet browser to access the DAV server via http://servername:8300/sasdav/Sol