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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).

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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 FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS Enterprise GuideMicrosoft® Windows® for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 20084.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista4.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.3 TS1M0
SAS SystemSAS Add-in for Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft® Windows® for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 20084.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Enterprise x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Home Premium x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Professional x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows 7 Ultimate x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows Vista4.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
Windows Vista for x644.35.19.2 TS2M39.2 TS2M3
* 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.