Problem Note 47798: PROC SEVERITY returns an error when run in SAS® Enterprise Guide® or any other non-DMS or non-batch environment
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If the SEVERITY procedure is run in an enterprise environment, such as through a code window in SAS Enterprise Guide, rather than in Display Manager (DMS) or batch mode, then the following error results:
PROC SEVERITY returns this error because it is unable to create the item store file due to permission issues when run via the workspace server.
If you are running SAS/ETS® 9.3, then you can circumvent the problem by adding the undocumented NOITEMSTORE option in the PROC SEVERITY statement, as show in this example:
If you are running SAS/ETS 12.1, then the NOITEMSTORE option is no longer supported and cannot be used to circumvent the problem.
If you are running PROC SEVERITY in the z/OS operating environment and observe the aforementioned error, then refer to SAS Note 46463 "The SEVERITY procedure returns the error 'Cannot obtain a filename to store function item-store'" for additional information.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ETS | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.3 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| z/OS | 9.3 | 12.3_M1 | 9.3 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||