A standard way to search for information in the interface is to use a field name whose value you want to search for. However, if another entity has the same field name, and the data type is different (an integer instead of a string, for example), the search fails. You then see the following error message:

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note for a link to instructions about accessing and applying the software update for SAS^® Visual Investigator 10.7.

This issue is also fixed in the SAS^® Visual Investigator 10.8 update for February 2022.

Operating System and Release Information

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 Visual Investigator 10.7. For instructions on how to access and apply these software updates, see the documentation links at the top of