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Usage Note 20479: Batch jobs might end with a return code of 4 with no warning in the SAS® log
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In SAS® 9.1.3 service pack 4, batch jobs will end with a return code of 4 if the SAS log contains the following note:
NOTE: At least one nonessential grouping column reference has been
removed from a GROUP BY's reference list
The circumstance described above is a problem for the following reason. A return code of 4 indicates a potential problem in a batch job, and is a condition that requires immediate attention. However, the content of the note does not constitute such a potential problem, and thus is a false alarm for a problem that does not exist.
A hot fix has been created to modify the software's behavior so that jobs will end correctly with a condition code of 0, in accordance with prior releases of SAS software.
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 | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |