Problem Note 42799: 'WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified' or 'WARNING: Values for instrument variable will be truncated' encountered.
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After running any of the SAS® Credit Risk Management for Banking stored processes, you might see one or more of the following warnings in the SAS log:
WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable name by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable NAME by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the BY variable NAME by input data sets. WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable _NAME_ by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable LGD_NAME by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable FMTNAME by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable START by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable END by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable REGRPT_OBLIGOR_GRADE by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable SENIORITY_STATUS by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the BY variable ORDER_OF_CLASS_VARS_TXT by input data sets. WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable CLASS_VARS_CNT by input data set(s). WARNING : Multiple lengths were specified for the variable _label_ by input data set(s). WARNING: Values for instrument variable "REGRPT_OBLIGOR_GRADE" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (200) of variable "REGRPT_OBLIGOR_GRADE". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_1" of portfolio data source "capital_1". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "InstID" will be truncated because the declared length (32) is less than the actual length (64) of variable "InstID". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crequ" of portfolio data source "capital_crequ". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "RW_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (15) is less than the actual length (16) of variable "RW_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crequ" of portfolio data source "capital_crequ". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "CRM_PRODUCT" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "CRM_PRODUCT". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crequ" of portfolio data source "capital_crequ". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crequ" of portfolio data source "capital_crequ". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "RW_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (15) is less than the actual length (16) of variable "RW_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crsec_irb" of portfolio data source "capital_crsec_irb". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "InstID" will be truncated because the declared length (32) is less than the actual length (64) of variable "InstID". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirba" of portfolio data source "capital_crirba". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "RW_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (15) is less than the actual length (16) of variable "RW_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirba" of portfolio data source "capital_crirba". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "CRM_PRODUCT" will be truncated because the declared length (32) is less than the actual length (64) of variable "CRM_PRODUCT". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirba" of portfolio data source "capital_crirba". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirba" of portfolio data source "capital_crirba". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "RW_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (15) is less than the actual length (16) of variable "RW_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirbf" of portfolio data source "capital_crirbf". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "CRM_PRODUCT" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "CRM_PRODUCT". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirbf" of portfolio data source "capital_crirbf". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "OBLIGOR_GRADE". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crirbf" of portfolio data source "capital_crirbf". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "RW_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (15) is less than the actual length (16) of variable "RW_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crsa" of portfolio data source "capital_crsa". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "EXPOSURE_CLASS_SA_LEVEL_1" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "EXPOSURE_CLASS_SA_LEVEL_1". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crsa" of portfolio data source "capital_crsa". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "CRM_PRODUCT" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "CRM_PRODUCT". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crsa" of portfolio data source "capital_crsa". WARNING: Values for instrument variable "REGRPT_CCF_BUCKET" will be truncated because the declared length (25) is less than the actual length (32) of variable "REGRPT_CCF_BUCKET". This variable is in instrument data set "capital_crsa" of portfolio data source "capital_crsa". WARNING : Variable ORDER_OF_CLASS_VARS_TXT has different lengths on BASE and DATA files (BASE 300 DATA 150).
These warnings occur because SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking sets conflicting variable lengths for some variables. There is no recommended workaround.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows Vista | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Linux | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 4.6 | 4.6_M1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
A fix for this issue for SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking 4.6 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D91.html#42799A fix for this issue for SAS Credit Risk Management for Banking 4.6_M1 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E39.html#42799| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2011-06-29 13:27:28 |
| Date Created: | 2011-03-28 15:11:33 |