Problem Note 64230: A "Must be a numeric value" error occurs when adding a numeric filter with decimal values in SAS® Studio in a non-English environment
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When adding numeric filters with decimal values in SAS Studio in a non-English environment, you might receive the following error:
Must be a numeric value
In the following example, SAS Studio is running with locale=DE. The error occurs as soon as you type decimal values in the filter box. When the error occurs, you are not able to apply the filter.
To avoid this problem, run SAS Studio in the English language.
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 Studio | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 3.71 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Linux for x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 3.71 | 5.2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | Viya | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Studio 3.8 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D8F.html#64230
When adding numeric filters with decimal values in SAS Studio in a non-English environment, you might receive the following error: "Must be a numeric value." As a workaround, run SAS Studio in English.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2019-06-24 10:37:27 |
| Date Created: | 2019-05-22 11:00:24 |