When executing the unrelated_transfers_header.sas program, you might receive the following error if the named that is assigned to the alert table is too long:

23570 +/* Append results to final alert file */
23571 +proc append data=&alert_fname
23572 +            base=&alert_fname_final FORCE;
ERROR: Invalid data set name STG_ALER.UNRELATED_TRANSFERS_ALERTS20050909.
23573 +run;

The date (in YYYYMMDD format) that displays in the error is based on value that is entered in your RUNASOFDATE macro variable.

To correct this issue, rename the value in the column ALERT_TABLE_NAME in the FSK_HEADER table to shorten the length of the filename.

For example, in the following example, the A and E characters in the word TRANSFERS are removed to shorten the name:

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An error message appears in the SAS log if the table name is too long.

To correct this issue, rename the value in the column ALERT_TABLE_NAME in the FSK_HEADER table to shorten the length of the filename.