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Problem Note 50438: The SOURCE procedure produces an incorrect partitioned data set (PDS) creation date

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When you run PROC SOURCE, the procedure output displays the date that you ran PROC SOURCE as the PDS creation date, not the actual date that the PDS was created. For example, when you look at the data set with the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), you might see a creation date similar to the following:

Data Set Name . . . . :ABCDEF.TEST.TEST
                            
General Data                           Current Allocation                   
 Management class . . : **None**        Allocated tracks  . : 1             
 Storage class  . . . : **None**        Allocated extents . : 1             
  Volume serial . . . : USRD05                                              
  Device type . . . . : 3390                                                
 Data class . . . . . : **None**                                            
  Organization  . . . : PO             Current Utilization                  
  Record format . . . : FB              Used tracks . . . . : 1             
  Record length . . . : 132             Used extents  . . . : 1             
  Block size  . . . . : 1320                                                
  1st extent tracks . : 1                                                   
  Secondary tracks  . : 2              Dates                                
  Data set name type  : PDS             Creation date . . . : 2010/06/25    
                                        Referenced date . . : 2013/07/10    
                                        Expiration date . . : ***None***
But when you run PROC SOURCE on this data set, the creation date is shown as the same day that PROC SOURCE was executed.
filename indd 'ABCDEF.TEST.TEST' disp=shr;
filename out 'ABCDEF.TEST2.TEST2' disp=new;
proc source indd=indd outdd=out;
    select test;
run;


NOTE: INDD=INDD data set is :
      Dsname=ABCDEF.TEST.TEST,
      Unit=3390,Volume=USRD05,Disp=SHR,Blksize=1320,
      Lrecl=132,Recfm=FB,Creation=2013/07/10.

NOTE: OUTDD=OUT data set is :
      Dsname=ABCDEF.TEST2.TEST2,
      Unit=3390,Volume=SCRD01,Disp=NEW,Blksize=27984,
      Lrecl=132,Recfm=FB,Creation=2013/07/10.

A fix for this issue is planned for a future software release.



Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASz/OS9.2 TS1M09.4 TS1M2
* 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.