In SAS^® Text Miner, a Score node that follows a Text Filter node might complete processing but fail to produce an output data set with scores. A successful Score node should produce an output data set. If no output data set is produced, then the following error might be displayed in the log when you try to open the results:

The problem occurs when a non-printable character exists in a noun phrase in the training data set. The terms table is stored in SAS code, and the table is dynamically generated at score time. The non-printable character prevents successful generation of the exported scored-output data set. Example: a non-printable character (such as an end of line or end of paragraph marker) could be hidden, or the character might not be recognized by the encoding that is used.

To work around the problem, identify the document that contains the noun phrase that is causing the issue. After identifying, take either of these actions:

• remove the non-printable character
• remove the document

After either action, rerun the flow.

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