PM50254: AFTER CREATING TABLES WITH NEW FAST TABLE ENGINE OF STATISTICS 20, HIDING COLUMNS WILL NOT WORK WHEN EXPORTING TO HTML FORMAT.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is creating Custom Tables via the new FAST table
  rendering engine. After using the 'SPSSINC MODIFY TABLES' Python
  extension module to hide columns, exporting the output to HTML
  format will still display these hidden columns.
  
  Exporting to other formats, such as PDF, will display the
  correct output.
  After hiding the column, exporting to HTML format should not
  display the column.
  

Local fix

• Workaround is to create the table using the Legacy FULL table
  engine and then export to HTML format.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * This problem is platform independent and affects those who   *
  * use the Python plug-in to hide columns/rows of a pivot       *
  * table.                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * End-user is creating Custom Tables via the new FAST table    *
  * rendering engine. After using the 'SPSSINC MODIFY TABLES'    *
  * Python extension module to hide columns, exporting the       *
  * output to HTML format will still display these hidden        *
  * columns.                                                     *
  *                                                              *
  * Exporting to other formats, such as PDF, will display the    *
  * correct output. After hiding the column, exporting to HTML   *
  * format should not display the column.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please download and install the SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 *
  * in order to resolve this issue.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• After downloading and installing the SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack
  1, after hiding these columns/rows, exporting to HTML format
  will also have these items hidden.
  

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