If the NOALTLIST option is used while at the same time using using a TASK= option other than TASK=SELECT on the PROC HPFENGINE procedure statememt, the NOALTLIST option is ignored.

Instead of honoring the NOALTLIST option which sets the forecast to missing if no models can be fit from the initial selection list, HPFENGINE returns to the SASHELP.HPFDFLT.BEST model selection list and selects fo forcast an ESMBEST model.

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	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	SAS Forecast Server	Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux	2.1	2.1	9.1 TS1M3 SP4	9.2 TS1M0

* 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.

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A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#033818

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Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2009-01-26 09:18:51
Date Created:	2008-11-03 14:22:39