Errors might occur when SQL queries that contain column or inline-view aliases are executed against a database using SAS/ACCESS software.

Here are some examples of the error messages that can occur:

• ERROR: ORACLE prepare error: ORA-00904: "TXT_1"."Col1": invalid identifier.
• ERROR: CLI describe error: [IBM][CLI Driver][DB2/AIX64] SQL0206N "A.COL1" is not valid in the context where it is used.
• ERROR: Teradata execute: Column/Parameter 'MYUSER.TXT_1.col1' does not exist.
• SPDS_ERROR: Unresolved reference to table/correlation name TXT_1.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

The hot fix that is included with this SAS note corrects several issues related to implicit pass-through:

• Using CALCULATED outside of an inline view
• Using GROUP BY and an inline view
• Using column alias and an inline view
• Various other alias issues

The following are examples of errors that are corrected with this hot fix:

• ERROR: ORACLE prepare error: ORA-00904: "TXT_1"."Col1": invalid identifier.
• ERROR: CLI describe error: [IBM][CLI Driver][DB2/AIX64] SQL0206N "A.COL1" is not valid in the context where it is used.
• ERROR: Teradata execute: Column/Parameter 'MYUSER.TXT_1.col1' does not exist.
• SPDS_ERROR: Unresolved reference to table/correlation name TXT_1

Operating System and Release Information

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

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.3_M2 is available at: