Problem Note 34778: "ERROR: Unable to find a distinct observation..." in SAS® Add-In for Microsoft Office when a source column name has a percent character
The Mean and Range Chart task might generate an error if a source column name
has a percent character. For example, if you attempt to import an Excel table that contains a field with the name
Yield %, you might see the following message:
WARNING: Since the variable _STDDEV_ is not in the LIMITS= data set, if
necessary, the _R_ variable will be used to form an estimate of the process
standard deviation. ERROR: Unable to find a distinct observation in the LIMITS=
data set corresponding to each process variable.
As a workaround, remove the percent sign from the source column before importing.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office | Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 2.1 | | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 2.1 | | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 2.1 | | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 2.1 | | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Windows Vista | 2.1 | 4.305 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
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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.
The Mean and Range Chart task might generate an error if a source column name has a percent character.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | Third Party ==> Products ==> Microsoft Office
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| Date Modified: | 2009-02-17 16:53:02 |
| Date Created: | 2009-02-12 11:33:44 |
