Problem Note 45099: When data of type VARCHAR is extracted from a Teradata table with SAS/SHARE® software, the column data is truncated
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If a SAS character variable of data type VARCHAR is being read from a Teradata table, and SAS/SHARE is being used to reorder the buffer because of an ORDER BY clause, data truncation might occur.
Another more involved issue exists when the SAS/SHARE server is running on the same machine as the SAS Workspace Server when a PROC SQL View is created. The Teradata engine operates as if SAS/SHARE is responsible for the buffer alignment. However, the SAS Workspace Server is responsible for the alignment. Data truncation occurs because the Teradata engine thinks that SAS/SHARE handles the buffer alignment, but the alignment is handled by the SAS Workspace Server.
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 | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata | z/OS | 9.2 TS2M3 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Linux | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS2M3 | |||
A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata 9.21_M1 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A98.html#45099A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata 9.21_M2 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/C71.html#45099A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Teradata 9.31_M1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/G07.html#45099| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | alert |
| Date Modified: | 2011-12-16 08:56:27 |
| Date Created: | 2011-12-09 12:41:53 |