Problem Note 57303: PROC MCMC exits abnormally
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PROC MCMC might terminate abnormally when the SAVEPARM option is specified in the PREDDIST statement and the MVN prior is specified in the RANDOM statement. The following messages might be issued to the SAS® log:
ERROR: An exception has been encountered.
Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
The SAS task name is [MCMC]
Exception occurred at (1001A093)
Task Traceback
WARNING: Output ''Posterior Sample'' was not created.
The SAVEPARM option must be omitted to avoid the problem.
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 | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | z/OS | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS/STAT 14.1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V34.html#57303
If the SAVEPARM option is specified in the PREDDIST statement and the MVN prior is specified in the RANDOM statement, PROC MCMC might terminate abnormally.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | Analytics ==> Bayesian Analysis SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> MCMC |
| Date Modified: | 2017-06-28 11:10:33 |
| Date Created: | 2015-12-18 14:28:46 |