Problem Note 67187: Custom sort orders are not correctly exported to Microsoft Excel from SAS® Visual Analytics Viewer
Custom sort orders are not correctly exported to Excel from SAS Visual Analytics Viewer under the following conditions:
- You apply a custom sort order to a category (X).
- You use the category (X) in a hierarchy.
- You use the hierarchy in a crosstab object.
- You export 'Formatted Data'.
Here is an example that illustrates this issue.
- A custom sort order on Make (Chevrolet, Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Buick) is applied. It is displayed correctly in SAS Visual Analytics Viewer:
- The data is exported to Excel. The custom sort order is not applied correctly:
To work around the issue, export from the Designer/Edit mode. Using this method correctly exports the data. The issue appears only when exporting from Viewer.
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Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | SAS Visual Analytics | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 7.5 | | 9.4 TS1M6 | |
Linux for x64 | 7.5 | | 9.4 TS1M6 | |
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Type: | Problem Note |
Priority: | high |
Date Modified: | 2021-07-21 08:59:47 |
Date Created: | 2021-01-06 09:54:46 |