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Problem Note 46792: Using DEFER=YES in a Netezza LIBNAME statement turns off in-database processing of Base SAS® procedures

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Using the LIBNAME engine with SAS/ACCESS® Interface to Netezza with one of the following procedures might result in an error.

  • PROC MEANS/SUMMARY
  • PROC FREQ
  • PROC REPORT
  • PROC TABULATE
  • PROC REPORT
  • PROC REPORT

The error, shown below, occurs when the DEFER=YES option is included in the LIBNAME statement. Rather than the majority of the processing being done within Netezza, SAS retrieves the rows from the table and processes the procedure itself. This might result in a performance issue. 
ERROR: Requested function is not supported.
Also, the following warning might appear in the SAS log if the system option MSGLEVEL = I was set: 
WARNING: SQL generation is not possible because incompatible dataset
         options such as OBS, FIRSTOBS or GENERATION have been specified.
Currently, the only workaround is to remove the DEFER=YES option from the LIBNAME statement.

Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemSAS/ACCESS Interface to NetezzaMicrosoft® Windows® for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition9.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x649.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 20089.3 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Professional x649.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.3 TS1M0
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista9.3 TS1M0
Windows Vista for x649.3 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled AIX9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled HP-UX9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
HP-UX IPF9.3 TS1M0
Linux9.3 TS1M0
Linux for x649.3 TS1M09.4 TS1M0
* 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.