PM49745: OMS COMMAND SYNTAX FAILS IN STATISTICS 20

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You have used OMS command syntax to route the table output from
  Custom Tables to .sav file format. your syntax takes the form:
  
  OMS SELECT ALL EXCEPT=[CHARTS HEADINGS LOGS MODELS TEXTS TREES
  WARNINGS]
   /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV OUTFILE= 'test1'.
  
  OMS
    /SELECT TABLES
    /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV OUTFILE='test2'.
  
  The resulting file has both a Notes table and the Customer
  Tables table in ti.  They have slightly different dimensionality
  and therefore their columns do not line up, giving you wrong
  output.
  

Local fix

• Only send out one table at a time when your tables do not have
  matching dimensionality:
  
  OMS
    /SELECT TABLES
    /IF COMMANDS=['CTables'] SUBTYPES=['Custom Table' ]
    /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV OUTFILE='correct'.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of OMS command syntax in SPSS Statistics               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You have used OMS command syntax to route the table output   *
  * from                                                         *
  * Custom Tables to .sav file format. your syntax takes the     *
  * form:                                                        *
  *                                                              *
  * OMS SELECT ALL EXCEPT=[CHARTS HEADINGS LOGS MODELS TEXTS     *
  * TREES                                                        *
  * WARNINGS]                                                    *
  * /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV OUTFILE= 'test1'.                    *
  *                                                              *
  * OMS                                                          *
  *   /SELECT TABLES                                             *
  *   /DESTINATION FORMAT=SAV OUTFILE='test2'.                   *
  *                                                              *
  * The resulting file has both a Notes table and the Custom     *
  * Tables table in it.  They have slightly different            *
  * dimensionality                                               *
  * and therefore their columns do not line up, giving you wrong *
  * output.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to SPSS Statistics 20 Fixpack 1                       *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Update to SPSS Statistics 20 Fixpack 1
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPSS STATISTICS

• Fixed component ID

  5725A54ST

Applicable component levels

• RK00 PSN

     UP

• RK00 PSY

     UP