When you import a datahub configuration that references list item values with spaces, the svi-datahub reference list import might fail with an error message similar to the following:

The root cause of this issue is a missing backslash escape of additional spaces in the item's value.

This problem appears to be specific to SAS^® Visual Investigator 10.8 HF3 and SAS^® Visual Investigator 10.8 HF4.

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