When running the Input Data Source node in SAS^® Enterprise Miner^TM, you might encounter the following behavior:

• the node never completes running
• the node displays a green border, even after restarting the project
• the status bar reads: Running DATASOURCE_NAME

The problem occurs when the ANYDTDTEw., ANYDTDTMw., or ANYDTTMEw. informat is associated with at least one variable on the underlying table referenced by the Data Source. This occurs even when the variable role is set to "Rejected".

To circumvent this problem, follow one of these two suggestions:

1. Change the Output type property in the Input Data Source node from VIEW to TABLE.
2. Remove the INFORMAT attribute from the variables in the input data.

You can use the following code, submitted in a Program Editor, to remove the informat:

proc datasets library=mylib;
   modify testdata;
   informat start_date;
   run;
   quit;

where MYLIB refers to the Library containing your data, TESTDATA refers to the name of your data table in that library, and START_DATE refers to the name of your variable(s) with the ANYDTDTEw., ANYDTDTMw., or ANYDTTMEw. informat.

Once you remove the informat from the data table, recreate the Data Source, then add the new Data Source to your diagram. Run the Input Data Source node.

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