Problem Note 43779: The error "Variable vehicle_category_sk already exists. . ." occurs when you run calibration in SAS® Promotion Optimization
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You might encounter the following error when running calibration in SAS Promotion Optimization if the global settings PROMO_PROD_LVL or PROMO_GEO_LVL are not at the lowest level:
ERROR: Variable vehicle_category_sk already exists on file WORK.RES_PROMO_PRICE_FACT. ERROR: Invalid DROP, KEEP, or RENAME option on file WORK.RES_PROMO_PRICE_FACT. pre>
The workaround for this issue is to set the global settings PROMO_PROD_LVL and PROMO_GEO_LVL to the lowest level.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Promotion Optimization | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 4.2_M1 | 4.2_M2 | 9.2 TS2M3 | 9.2 TS2M3 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Merchandise Intelligence 4.2_M2 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D81.html#43779| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2011-07-19 11:36:04 |
| Date Created: | 2011-07-19 11:01:04 |