Programs that run in parallel and use different SAS^® Scalable Performance Data (SPD) Engine data sets that reside in the same library can incorrectly generate the following error message:

When you create, query, remove, or update an index using PROC SQL, PROC DATASETS, or DICTIONARY tables, the metadata file and all of the locations in the index path are locked by the procedure while it gathers information about existing indexes. If a second program attempts to lock the data set for modification, query, or update, that program receives a message from the host system that the file is already locked. SAS^® continues to attempt to lock the file and do its work.

This issue creates a situation in which the program runs successfully, but the error messages in the SAS log generate a nonzero return code.

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Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Solaris for x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Linux for x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		HP-UX IPF	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS	9.4 TS1M0	9.4 TS1M4

* 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.

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A fix for this issue for SAS Threaded Kernel Components for Scalable Performance Data 9.41_M3 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V36.html#57716

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When you update different SAS^® Scalable Performance Data (SPD) Engine data sets in the same library, the error message "ERROR: The file is already locked by another user" appears in the SAS log even though the job completed successfully.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2019-11-21 15:26:56
Date Created:	2016-02-23 15:19:09