A PROC REPORT spanning header might incorrectly contain the PRETEXT/POSTTEXT style attributes of a column heading underneath it. The attributes most likely come from the right-most column under the spanning header.

Click the Full Code tab to see sample code that demonstrates the incorrect behavior.

There is currently no circumvention for this problem.

Refer to Problem Note 56398, "Background colors might not be applied correctly to headings in PROC REPORT output", for a related issue.

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	Solaris for x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Linux for x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		HP-UX IPF	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4 TS1M1	9.4 TS1M4
		z/OS	9.4 TS1M1	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.

The posttext of "Z" is incorrectly placed in the spanning header above the Height and Weight columns.
Click the Results tab to view the incorrect results.

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proc report data=sashelp.class; 
   column name ("spanning header" sex age ) (height weight ); 
   define height / "height" style(header)={just=l POSTTEXT="Y"}; 
   define weight / "weight" style(header)={just=l POSTTEXT="Z"}; 
run; 

 
spanning header
 Z


Name
Sex
Age
heightY
weightZ




Alfred
M
       14
       69
    112.5


Alice
F
       13
     56.5
       84


Barbara
F
       13
     65.3
       98


Carol
F
       14
     62.8
    102.5


Henry
M
       14
     63.5
    102.5


James
M
       12
     57.3
       83


Jane
F
       12
     59.8
     84.5


Janet
F
       15
     62.5
    112.5


Jeffrey
M
       13
     62.5
       84


John
M
       12
       59
     99.5


Joyce
F
       11
     51.3
     50.5


Judy
F
       14
     64.3
       90


Louise
F
       12
     56.3
       77


Mary
F
       15
     66.5
      112


Philip
M
       16
       72
      150


Robert
M
       12
     64.8
      128


Ronald
M
       15
       67
      133


Thomas
M
       11
     57.5
       85


William
M
       15
     66.5
      112

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M3 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V01.html#59258

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A PROC REPORT spanning header might incorrectly contain the PRETEXT/POSTTEXT style attributes of a column heading underneath it.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2016-11-17 10:54:39
Date Created:	2016-10-28 09:57:25