When using SAS^® Merchandise Data Integration to run a plan_reclass job on a Windows 64-bit platform, the following error might be generated:

In the Windows Application Event log, the following error might appear for the same xxx filename:

This problem might occur on any Windows 64-bit operating system.

There are several potential causes for this problem.

• Anti-Virus, Backups, or another automated processes might have been running during the plan_reclass job. Anti-Virus, Backups, and other automated processes should be disabled during this run.
  • See SAS Note 36803 for additional information.
  • See SAS Note 40459 for additional information.
• Windows x64 Disk Caching and I/O might be causing the issue.
  • See SAS Note 39615 for additional information.
• SAS I/O parameters might be incorrect. Look in C:\Program Files\SAS\SASFoundation\9.2\nls|en\SASV9.CFG file and verify that the following parameters are present. Any missing parameters should be added. Do not reduce any parameter if the SASV9.CFG file already has a larger value. 
• If you are using SAS^® Merchandise Data Integration on a Windows platform that is running Interix for UNIX Emulation and Microsoft SUA (Subsystem for UNIX based Applications):
  • See SAS Note 50032 for additional information.

  For more details about how SAS uses Windows I/O and Windows file cache, see Configuration and Tuning Guidelines for SAS^®9 in Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

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