When you execute programs using SAS Micro Analytic Service, they have the ability to process input/output fields of the BLOB type. A problem occurs when BLOB type fields are processed, causing memory to be leaked. In this scenario, the memory consumption of the program steadily increases. 

When running under SAS^® Event Stream Processing, the dfesp_xml_server process shows memory growth.

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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

An update for this issue is available for SAS Event Stream Processing 6.2. For instructions on how to access and apply this software update see the SAS Event Stream Processing 6.2 Deployment Guide links on