An incorrect summed value for a data set variable might appear in PROC REPORT output in the Listing destination. This is most likely to occur when a data set variable is used as a counter variable (var + 1) within a PROC REPORT COMPUTE block. The variable should only increment on rows produced by the report. However, it is possible that a page break incorrectly increments the counter variable.

This problem occurs when the report goes onto the next page by one or two lines and there is a unique combination of observations, titles, page size, split headers, and LINE statements.

This problem does not affect other ODS destinations such as RTF, PDF, and HTML.

Depending on the structure of the data and the role of the counter variable, one of the following might circumvent the problem:

1. Increase the PAGESIZE system option. For example:

   options pagesize=max;
   

2. Use the N statistic in place of the counter variable.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.21_M3 is available at: