SC03 and u998 system abends may occur when opening external files using the BPAM and BSAM access methods. This is especially likely to occur when using %INCLUDE or an autocall macro. The likelihood of failure increases as more files are opened. The problem occurs during the termination phase because files are not properly closed.

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Operating System and Release Information

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

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at :