60661 - PROC PRINT might use more CPU time and memory in SAS® 9.4

Problem Note 60661: PROC PRINT might use more CPU time and memory in SAS® 9.4

You might notice an increase in CPU time and memory usage when you use the UNIFORM option in PROC PRINT in SAS 9.4 compared to earlier releases of SAS software.

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	SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 10	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	9.4 TS1M3
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.4 TS1M3
		z/OS 64-bit	9.4 TS1M3
		z/OS	9.4 TS1M3
		HP-UX IPF	9.4 TS1M3
		Linux for x64	9.4 TS1M3
		Solaris for x64	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.

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M4 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/A3Z.html#60661

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M3 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V01.html#60661

When you use the UNIFORM option in PROC PRINT in SAS 9.4, you might notice an increase in CPU time and memory usage compared to earlier releases of SAS® software.

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2017-08-25 10:41:36
Date Created:	2017-06-19 10:33:12

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Problem Note 60661: PROC PRINT might use more CPU time and memory in SAS® 9.4

Operating System and Release Information