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Execution of a SAS Forecast Studio batch program might fail with the following warning:

The warning occurs when a generated SAS program source line is greater than the system limit.

Whenever you submit a SAS batch job, the SAS code input file has a line length that is limited by the operating system. For Windows this limit is 256 characters; for Unix, 384 characters.

To work around the problem write a second SAS code file. In this file, use a %INCLUDE statement that points to the original file. On the %INCLUDE statement, use the LRECL= option to specify a value that is at least as large as your generated SAS program source line. Then, submit the second SAS code file in batch, instead of submitting the first SAS code input file.

For example, suppose that you submit the following SAS program:

sas create_project_do_not_import_data.sas

This SAS log excerpt shows the truncated record warning. This truncation will cause errors indicating that certain variables are not found.

 
1613       **********************************************************************
1614       * HPFDIAGNOSE STATEMENT FOR LEVEL: _LEAF
1615       *********************************************************************;
1616       proc hpfdiagnose data=_leaf.DATA basename=leaf_
1617        inest=_leaf.est outest=_leaf.est_temp seasonality=12 errorcontrol=(severity=HIGH stage=(PROCEDURELEVEL))
1618        EXCEPTIONS=CATCH  modelrepository=_leaf.LevModRep inevent=_project.EventRepository
1619        back=&HPF_BACK criterion=&HPF_SELECT_CRITERION minobs=(trend=&HPF_SELECT_MINOBS_TREND);
1620        transform type=&HPF_TRANSTYPE transopt=&HPF_TRANSOPT;
1621        by SITE_ID ;
1622       forecast con_Basic ;
1623       id monthyr interval=MONTH acc=total notsorted setmissing=&HPF_SETMISSING start=&HPF_START trimmiss=&HPF_TRIMMISS
1623     ! zeromiss=&HPF_ZEROMISS;
WARNING: Truncated record.
1624       input con_Data con_Digital con_Telephony dis_Data dis_Basic dis_Digital dis_Telephony begsubs_Data begsubs_Basic
1624     ! begsubs_Digital begsubs_Telephony ensubs_Data ensubs_Basic ensubs_Digital ensubs_Telephony netgain_Data netgain_Basic
1624     ! netgain_Digital netgain_T
1625             numWeekdays numSundays numMondays numTuesdays numWednesdays numThursdays numFridays numSaturdays firstDOW lastDOW ;
ERROR: Variable NETGAIN_T not found. ERROR: Variable NETGAIN_T not found. ERROR: Variable NETGAIN_T not found.
1626       arimax identify=both outlier=(detect=yes filter=subset);
1627       esm method=best;
1628       idm intermittent=&HPF_DIAGNOSE_INTERMITTENT;
1629       run;

To work around the problem, include the original SAS program, create_project_do_not_import_data.sas, in a second SAS program called fsrun.sas (the name is arbitrary) containing the following lines:

OPTIONS SOURCE SOURCE2;
%INCLUDE "create_project_do_not_import_data.sas" / LRECL=1024;

Submit the fsrun.sas program in batch.

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