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Problem Note 45924: "ERROR: A lock is not available for RSKPARTS.SIMSTATE.DATA." when distributing the positions in a portfolio across nodes
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When you run a spawning macro (for example, %RDCSPAWN) in SAS Risk Dimensions, you might encounter errors like the following in the SAS log:
ERROR: A lock is not available for RSKPARTS.SIMSTATE.DATA.
ERROR: Errors occurred while the application was adding variables to the results data set
<netPathTemp>/SIMSTATE.
ERROR: A lock is not available for RSKPARTS.SIMRFS.DATA.
ERROR: Errors occurred while the application was adding variables to the results data set
<netPathTemp>/SIMRFS.
ERROR: A lock is not available for RSKPARTS.SHOCKS.DATA.
ERROR: Errors occurred while the application was adding variables to the results data set
<netPathTemp>/SHOCKS.
These errors are known to occur when SPLITBY=INSTRUMENTS is specified and you request any of the output data sets that are listed in the error message (for example, by using the OPTIONS=(OUTALL) option).
To correct this problem for the %RDCSPAWN macro, replace your rdcspawn.sas file with the rdcspawn.sas file that is stored on the Downloads tab.
The default location for the %RDCSPAWN macro is:
Back up your existing rdcspawn.sas file by renaming it with a filename that does not use a .sas file extension. For example, you can use rdcspawn.orig. Download the rdcspawn.sas file from the Downloads tab and save it as rdcspawn.sas in the directory where the original rdcspawn.sas file was stored. Use all lowercase letters in the filename (use rdcspawn.sas, not RDCSPAWN.sas, or some other variation that contains any uppercase).
To correct the problem for other spawning macros, do either of the following:
- Do not specify the OPTIONS=(OUTALL) option when you call the spawning macro.
- Edit the spawning macro such that the NOSIMSTATE, NOSIMRFS, NOSHOCKS, and NOMODCOV options are specified in PROC RISK when SPLITBY=INSTRUMENTS and when the portfolio part number is greater than 1. Note that the NOSIMSTATE, NOSIMRFS, NOSHOCKS, and NOMODCOV options need to be specified last in the list of options. This ensures that they are not overridden by subsequent options. For guidance, see the rdcspawn.sas file that is on the Downloads tab.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
The hot fix is for releases 5.3_M1 and 5.31 of SAS Risk Dimensions.Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Risk Dimensions Enterprise Edition | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows Vista | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Linux | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||