If a view definition has a user-defined or custom format that is permanently assigned to a variable, and the format is updated in the same session in a separate submission, the new formatted values might not be seen in the Data Grid in SAS^® Enterprise Guide^®, in the Table Viewer in SAS^® Studio, or on the Output Data tab in both applications. The formatted values can appear unchanged from the original format or appear as numeric zeros within the column. The problem occurs intermittently. This problem does not occur in SAS^® Foundation.

The following screenshot shows an example of the problem. 
 

In the screenshot above, the highlighted section of code is submitted to update the “test” format so that it uses the label no. On the Output Data tab, the variable is incorrectly displayed with the former label of yes.

A hot fix is planned 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_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		HP-UX IPF	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Linux for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3
		Solaris for x64	9.4_M3		9.4 TS1M3

* 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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If you assign a permanent format to a variable in a view definition and update the custom format in the same session in which it is created, the data displayed in the view might not reflect the changes in SAS® Enterprise Guide® and SAS® Studio.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2019-11-15 11:33:54
Date Created:	2019-11-12 14:26:30