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Problem Note 33522: Scenarios might generate erroneous alerts due to duplicates in the alert list

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The scenario code might add duplicate entries to a list that is supposed to only contain unique entries. The count of the number of entries in the list might be exaggerated, and the count is used by the scenario and might affect the triggering of an alert. Sometimes the count is used only for display purposes in alert message.

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The problem involves two SAS functions, INDEXW and CATX, One solution is to force a delimiter at the end of the list by always concatenating a delimiter on the end of the list when using the CATX function. This causes a double delimiter when new entries are added. But the list would always end with a delimiter.

The other solution, and the one which was implemented, is to use the STRIP function inside the INDEXW function, also specifying the delimiter.

The following scenarios are affected by this problem:

SAS10001 
SAS10011 
SAS10012 
SAS10015
SAS10016 
SAS10017 
SAS10026 
SAS10027 
SAS10028
SAS10029 


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS Anti-Money LaunderingMicrosoft® Windows® for x642.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Microsoft Windows XP Professional2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Windows Vista2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
64-bit Enabled AIX2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
64-bit Enabled HP-UX2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
64-bit Enabled Solaris2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
Linux2.1.12.2.19.1 TS1M3 SP49.1 TS1M3 SP4
* 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.