18020 - SAS® OLAP Server may error when empty data is passed to certain SAS® functions

Problem Note 18020: SAS® OLAP Server may error when empty data is passed to certain SAS® functions

SAS function calls that contain empty data may cause an exception when returned by the SAS OLAP Server. This typically will be seen when creating a calculated measure that utilizes one of the available functions, such as SQRT().

Select the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS OLAP Server	Tru64 UNIX	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.1 TS1M0
		OpenVMS Alpha	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		HP-UX IPF	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Linux	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		z/OS	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.1 TS1M0	9.2
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.1 TS1M0	9.2

* 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.

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#018020

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

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#018020

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	alert
Topic:	Query and Reporting ==> OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) Third Party ==> Programming ==> MDX (Multiple Expression Language)

Date Modified:	2006-08-04 13:44:46
Date Created:	2006-07-06 16:46:21