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Problem Note 13603: IRR and INTRR function may generate INVALID ARGUMENT message in SAS 9.1

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The following note may be generated from a call to the IRR (or INTRR)
function in SAS 9.1, whereas in Release 8.2 the function computed a
value:

  NOTE: Invalid argument to function IRR at line x column y.

The diagnostic message is most likely to occur when the series of cash
flows passed to the function change between negative and positive
values multiple times, otherwise referred to as multiple roots.


A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#013603

For customers running SAS with Asian Language Support (DBCS), this
fix should be downloaded from:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#013603


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASLinux9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
z/OS9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
64-bit Enabled AIX9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
OpenVMS Alpha9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
HP-UX IPF9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Linux on Itanium9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
Tru64 UNIX9.1 TS1M39.1 TS1M3 SP2
* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.