Problem Note 30923: Aliased summary functions in Base SAS® software are not passed to databases
In Base SAS software, aliased summary functions are not being passed to databases when the assigned alias is the same as the column name that is used within the function. This problem occurs in join situations. As a result, you will receive incorrect results.
The following code illustrates syntax that can produce these incorrect results. Note that this code is NOT intended to be run as a stand-alone piece of code, but it illustrates the incorrect syntax.
libname x <... relational-dbms ...>
proc sql;
create table temp as
select distinct table0.comax as comax label='comax',
table1.coetb as coetb label='coetb',
max(table2.ddenv) as ddenv label='max ddenv' format=yymmddd10.
from x.custid table0
join x.tr1c_crm table1 on table0.comax = table1.comax
join x.tj3f_crm table2 on table0.comax = table2.comax
and table1.coetb = table2.coetb;
quit;
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Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Linux | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Linux on Itanium | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS1M0 |
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In Base SAS software, aliased summary functions are not being passed to databases when the assigned alias is the same as the column name that is used within the function. This problem occurs in join situations. As a result, you will receive incorrect results.
Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | high |
Date Modified: | 2008-01-18 10:05:00 |
Date Created: | 2008-01-14 09:46:10 |