Problem Note 43539: The data validation object in supplemental schedules is limited to 255 total characters
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The data validation object used in SAS Financial Management supplemental schedules for displaying valid strings is limited to 250 characters. This limit was based on a Microsoft Excel maximum of 255 characters for versions 2003 and earlier.
For example, if your supplemental schedule contains a drop-down selection list with more than 250 total characters, the displayed contents of the list is truncated at 250 characters.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
This is marked as fixed in release 5.3 of SAS Financial Management.
For additional information please contact SAS Technical Support.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Financial Management | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 TS2M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
A fix for this issue for SAS Financial Management 5.2_M1 is available at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/D73.html#43539
Due to a limitation in Microsoft Excel version 2003 and earlier, the SAS® Financial Management Add-In for Microsoft Excel truncates character lists to 250 characters or less.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2012-05-07 08:59:51 |
| Date Created: | 2011-06-17 11:19:14 |