Problem Note 43696: Length of character computed column from SAS® Information Map might be truncated to 32
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If you open an information map with SAS® Enterprise Guide® or the SAS® Add-In for Microsoft Office that contains a data item defined with an expression of length greater than 32, that column is truncated to a value of 32 when opened. This happens because the SAS Information Maps LIBNAME engine that is utilized by these products has a 32-character limit.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
After the hot fix is installed, you will be able to specify a new value in the option to Override default column length for calculated columns. The option will be accessible via the Additional data options, which will open the Data Item Output Options dialog box (shown below).
Note: The screen shot above is from SAS Enterprise Guide. When you open the information map from SAS Enterprise Guide, you are automatically taken to the Open Information Map dialog box, which displays the data items and any filters. In the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, you must select Filter & Sort in order to display the Open Information Map dialog box. The Data Item Output Options dialog box is similar to the one from SAS Enterprise Guide but is not identical.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| SAS System | SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows Vista | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.305 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C44.html#43696A fix for this issue for SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office 4.305 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C46.html#43696A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D18.html#43696A fix for this issue for SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office 4.3 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D19.html#43696A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 4.305 on SAS 9.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E66.html#43696A fix for this issue for SAS Add-in for Microsoft Office 4.305 on SAS 9.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E67.html#43696| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2011-07-13 09:55:13 |
| Date Created: | 2011-07-08 13:27:54 |