Problem Note 42213: You might receive a warning message if the IDVAR variable for a machine contains an ampersand (&) in one of its values
When you use the %RMDUPCHK macro with DUPMODE=DISCARD in SAS® IT Resource Management, and the IDVAR variable that is assigned contains an ampersand (&) in one of its values, you might receive the following message (where nn is any character string):
WARNING: Apparent symbolic reference nn not resolved.
The code in the RMDUPCHK macro produces this message, and manipulates the IDVAR variable using double quotes. The warning message and the ampersand in the IDVAR variable will not hamper the functionality or effectiveness of duplicate data checking.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS IT Resource Management-Server | z/OS | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows Vista | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 3.2 | | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| HP-UX IPF | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Linux | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Linux for x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
| Solaris for x64 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.4 TS1M1 |
*
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.
When you use the %RMDUPCHK macro with DUPMODE=DISCARD in SAS® IT Resource Management, and the IDVAR variable that is assigned contains an ampersand (&) in one of its values, you might receive a warning messsge.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2011-04-21 10:58:56 |
| Date Created: | 2011-01-26 17:04:48 |
