Loss of precision can occur when you use SAS/CONNECT^® or SAS/SHARE^® software to insert numeric values into a table that resides in a chained Remote Library Services (RLS) library.

This loss of precision only happens if the involved hardware uses different endian byte order, as shown in this example:

Client1 (Windows)  <-->  Server1/Client2(Solaris)  <-->  Server2 (Windows)

In the example, if you insert a numeric value from Client1 into a table that resides on Server2, precision loss can occur. The loss occurs because Client1 and Server1 are on a Windows (little endian) platform, but they pass through Server1/Client2, which are on a Solaris (big endian) platform.

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Operating System and Release Information

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

A fix for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.2 (TS1M0) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at: