SAS Model Manager incorrectly enables you to add more than one model with the same name to a project. 

The problem happens when you perform these steps:

1. Select the Models tab in an opened SAS Model Manager project.
2. Click New Model.
3. Select model files for this model.
4. Click OK. 
5. Select one of the files from step 3 (for example, you select a model file named ModelProperties.json), and you use the same file for multiple models.

When you perform these steps, the project will contain multiple models with the same name that is defined in the ModelProperties.json file.

To work around this issue, do not use the same model file (in this case, ModelProperties.json) for multiple models.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update.

Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Windows: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Windows Deployment Guide at

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at