The Check for Updates process does not notify you about available updates in the 8.3 version for SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, and SAS^® Visual Analytics Add-In for Office.

Specifically, this issue occurs in the 8.3 version when no updates have been applied.

You should ensure to apply the latest update to the 8.3 version. After the 8.3 version receives the latest update, the Check for Updates functionality will then work as expected.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Note: For an issue specifically with 8.x releases prior to 8.2 Update 5, see SAS KB0036438.

Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office 8.3 is available at:

A fix for this issue for SAS Visual Analytics Add-In for Office 8.3 is available at:

A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.3 is available at: