Problem Note 3246: Using the FLOW option on GROUP variables in conjunction with an ACROSS
variable produces undesirable results
In PROC REPORT, use of the FLOW option on GROUP variables can lead to
unexpected results when used in conjunction with an ACROSS variable. For
the listing output, when a new value of a GROUP variable prints at the
top of a new page and its value flows to the next line, the values under
the ACROSS variable on the first line of the page may incorrectly
display missing values. When this occurs, PROC REPORT does not generate
any errors, notes, or warnings in the SAS log associated with the
problem.
In some cases, the use of the FLOW option on GROUP variables used in
conjunction with an ACROSS variable may fail to produce output and cause
errors which are specific to the operating system.
A Technical Support hot fix for Release 8.1 TSLEVEL TS1M0 for this
issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/81_sbcs_prod_list.html#003246
This problem is corrected in Release 8.2 TSLEVEL 2M0 and beyond.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | OpenVMS Alpha | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| CMS | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| HP-UX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| ABI+ for Intel Architecture | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| z/OS | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| OS/2 | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| IRIX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| OpenVMS VAX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Solaris | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| Tru64 UNIX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
| AIX | 8.1 TS1M0 | 8.2 TS2M0 |
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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.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> REPORT
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| Date Modified: | 2002-04-16 12:31:15 |
| Date Created: | 2000-08-15 14:44:40 |