Batch jobs in SAS^® IT Resource Management that fail to connect to a SAS Metadata Server might issue a misleading warning message instead of an error message.

The SAS IT Resource Management macro RMVERCHK checks the connection to the SAS Metadata Server. If the connection fails, the RMVERCHK macro issues the following warning message:

                      
WARNING: Unexpected format for ITMS Software Version in
         the OMR Repository.  
WARNING: Unexpected format for ITMS Software Version of 
         the Transformation.  

This warning message is misleading. The actual problem is due to the failure of the batch job to connect to the SAS Metadata Server. Therefore an error should be displayed instead.

If the preceding warning message occurs, ensure that the macro variables and SAS system options that are used to connect to the SAS Metadata Server are valid, particularly such variables and options that refer to the machine name, port number, user ID, and password.

The following code shows examples of parameters that you should check (values in italics):

For sites that run a metadata server on a Windows 2003 server, if you are experiencing intermittent connection failures, ensure that your site has applied fix KB948496. This fix is available from the support.microsoft.com web site under the RESOLUTION tab.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS IT Resource Management 3.1.1 is available at: