Attempts to open information maps that contain more than 999 data items with the SAS Information Map Libname Engine (IMLE) might fail. Here is a typical error message:

Parser has reached the entity expansion limit "64,000" set by the application

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

This error might also occur for information maps that contain fewer than 999 data items. If the hot fix does not resolve your issue, then increase the the XML parsing limit in your sasv9.cfg file.

• If you are using a BI client in order to access the information map, then you typically would modify the sasv9.cfg file stored in the ..Lev1\SASMain directory.
• If you are using Base SAS to access the information map, then edit the sasv9.cfg file stored in the ..\SAS\SAS 9.1\nls\en\ directory.

In the sasv9.cfg file, find the -JREOPTIONS line and increase the -DentityExpansionLimit value to 10 million. Increase the value as needed until the information map opens.

Note: If the -JREOPTIONS line is not in the sasv9.cfg file, then you can add it.

Here is an example of what the -JREOPTIONS line might look like:

-jreoptions (-Xms64m -Xmx128m -DentityExpansionLimit=10000000)

Problems opening information maps can also be related to memory. If you see java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space, then also modify the -Xms and -Xmx arguments on the -JREOPTIONS line. The -Xms argument sets the initial Java heap size, and the -Xmx argument sets the maximum Java heap size. For example, you might set those arguments to -Xms128m -Xmx1024m.

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: