An ambiguous reference error might occur when you join SAS^® Scalable Performance Data Server tables using implicit pass-through.

An error similar to the following is reported in the SAS^® log file:

   SPDS_ERROR: Ambiguous reference, column VAR is in more than one table.

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	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows Vista	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		Windows Vista for x64	9.21_M3		9.2 TS2M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		HP-UX IPF	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Linux	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Linux for x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		OpenVMS on HP Integrity	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3
		Solaris for x64	9.21_M3	9.4_M3	9.2 TS2M3	9.4 TS1M3

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

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A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M2 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/R19.html#54127

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An error similar to the following is reported in the SAS log file: SPDS_ERROR: Ambiguous reference, column VAR is in more than one table.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2015-01-30 15:05:32
Date Created:	2014-09-15 03:47:17