SAS 9.3 and SAS 9.4 solutions might stop working during the licensing warning period. You might also see an error message similar to either of the following messages:

Example 1:

Example 2:

Note: The error messages vary depending on the solution.

The problem occurs because of the way that SAS validates licenses in metadata via the platform’s validation service or because of how you update you license in metadata.

To address this issue, click the Hot Fix tab in this note and apply the hot fix. If applying the hot fix is not feasible, contact SAS Technical Support.

Related SAS Notes

• SAS Note 56056, "SAS^® Visual Analytics Hub 7.2, 7.3, or 7.4 might be missing applications when you click the Home icon or 'SAS Visual Statistics is not licensed' error"
• SAS Note 56889, "SAS^® Visual Analytics Explorer returns the error 'You have attempted to access an application that is not licensed for use'"
• SAS Note 57717, "A setinit warning message is not reported in the SAS^® log for Java based, SAS^® IT Resource Management 3.7 adapters in the expiration warning period"

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS Middle Tier 9.4_M4 is available at:

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

A fix for this issue for SAS Middle Tier 9.4_M2 is available at:

A fix for this issue for SAS Middle Tier 9.3_M2 is available at: