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Problem Note 43557: SQL range optimization is bypassed for data ordered by formatted values for a SAS® OLAP cube
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The SAS OLAP Server has a range optimization that causes certain ROLAP SQL queries to be generated using the BETWEEN operator with beginning and ending values instead of being generated using the IN operator that contains all values in the range.
However, for levels within a SAS OLAP cube that have formats associated with them and that are sorted in either ascending formatted (ASCFORMATTED) or descending formatted (DESFORMATTED) order, the range optimization is bypassed and an IN clause is generated in the SQL. This can potentially result in a very large IN list.
You can circumvent this problem by sorting ascending or descending on the unformatted value.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS OLAP Server | z/OS | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||