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Problem Note 53168: A SAS® Marketing Optimization scenario fails to run with the error "A character operand was found in the %EVAL function or %IF condition"
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In SAS Marketing Optimization, if you use a combination of constraints and suppression rules that result in a blocking policy of zero, the scenario fails to optimize. The following error occurs in the optimize.log:
ERROR: A character operand was found in the %EVAL function or %IF condition where a numeric operand is required. The condition was: &end_time_id ERROR: The %TO value of the %DO J loop is invalid.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Marketing Optimization | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows Vista | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 6.1_M1 | 6.3 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||