PM60383: EXCEL 2007 FIELDS ARE BEING CLASSIFIED INCORRECTLY (CONTINOUS INSTEAD OF NOMINAL)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Excel 2007 source fields are being classified incorrectly.  For
  example, were a field would normally be read in as a
  string(nominal) it was being read as a real(typeless).  Another
  example was a field should have been a string(flag) and it was
  instead real(typeless).
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users reading in Excel files into Modeler                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Excel 2007 source fields are being classified incorrectly.   *
  * For                                                          *
  * example, were a field would normally be read in as a         *
  * string(nominal) it was being read as a real(typeless).       *
  * Another                                                      *
  * example was a field should have been a string(flag) and it   *
  * was                                                          *
  * instead real(typeless).                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Please upgrade to 14.2 FP3 or 15.0 to resolve this issue.    *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Please upgrade to 14.2 FP3 or 15.0 to resolve this issue.
  

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 MODELER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A64MD

Applicable component levels

• RE20 PSY

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