When you use the ODS EXCEL destination, missing values are stored in the worksheet as character spaces rather than as empty cells.

This issue occurs beginning with the SAS^® 9.4M6 (TS1M6) maintenance release.

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	Base SAS	z/OS	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		HP-UX IPF	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Linux for x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6
		Solaris for x64	9.4_M6		9.4 TS1M6

* 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 ODS Templates 9.4_M6 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/E7M.html#64319

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Missing values that are generated within a worksheet with the ODS EXCEL destination are represented by character spaces, beginning with the SAS® 9.4M6 (TS1M6) release.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2021-02-15 15:53:45
Date Created:	2019-06-12 11:35:44