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Problem Note 68630: Re-forecasting a project fails with "An exception was caught while processing the variable XXX" in SAS® Forecast Studio
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In SAS Forecast Studio, when you re-forecast your project, an error similar to the following might be displayed in the SAS log:
ERROR: An exception was caught while processing the variable XXX. An attempt will be made to forecast the series using exponential smoothing.
The problem occurs when your project contains ARIMA models, unobserved components models, and combined models. The following three options would be enabled in Project ► Forecasting Settings:
- System-generated ARIMA model(s)
- System-generated unobserved components models
- Combine Diagnosed Models
To work around the problem, disable one of the options so that one of the following combinations of models is used in your project.
- ARIMA models and unobserved components model
OR
- ARIMA models and combined models
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Forecast Server | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||