Problem Note 56977: An incorrect query might be passed to a database when a CASE expression is used in a WHERE clause
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An incomplete CASE expression might be submitted to a database when the query contains a CASE expression in the WHERE clause and the query contains one or more of the following:
- DISTINCT operator
- ORDER BY clause
- join of 2 or more database tables referenced by the same libref
- summary function
- GROUP BY clause
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M0 | |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| z/OS | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V01.html#56977A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/R19.html#56977| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2015-12-15 12:34:18 |
| Date Created: | 2015-11-01 14:43:49 |