The SAS^® 9.4 version of the SAS XML Mapper might add incorrect information for a column definition in the XMLMap file. This problem occurs when you are using either the AUTOMAP feature or the AUTOMAP= option.

The cause of this issue is that an element in the XML file contains whitespace characters.

The data type for the column when using the AUTOMAP= option might be autodetected with a data type of string, regardless of the value, when the element also contains any whitespace characters. For example, the element WFSDate, which contains date information as well as whitespace characters, appears as follows in the XMLMap file:

For the <TYPE> definition, the expected type should be numeric, instead of character. For the <DATATYPE> definition, the expected type should be date, not string.

As a workaround, you can manually modify the column definition as needed within the XMLMap file.

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Note: This issue is fixed in Base SAS^®. To find your Base SAS release, view the deployment registry as documented in SAS KB0036131.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS XML Mapper 9.45 is available at: