Problem Note 44118: Creating a diamond shape job flow in Schedule Manager produces a circular dependency error
 |  |  |  |  |
When you schedule a diamond flow, you might see the following error:
*
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.
Error Message:
Scheduling of "<Name_of_flow>" failed ('Logical error: circular dependency detected with "<Name_of_job>" in "<Name_of_flow>" flow. The traceback is: <Name_of_Job> -><Name_Of_Job> -><Name_of_Job>).
Scheduling of "<Name_of_flow>" failed ('Logical error: circular dependency detected with "<Name_of_job>" in "<Name_of_flow>" flow. The traceback is: <Name_of_Job> -><Name_Of_Job> -><Name_of_Job>).
A diamond shape flow is where two or more jobs share a common predecessor and a common successor causes it to think the common predecessor is a circular dependency. This error message causes the inability to schedule valid flows. This problem occurs before sending the job to the scheduler.
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 | Platform Computing Suite for SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M1 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Management Console 9.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E90.html#44118| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-01-22 09:17:46 |
| Date Created: | 2011-08-26 09:47:47 |