PM47177: On non-western locale fast tables display less variables than selected on any procedure when Unicode mode is off

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 on non-Western locale.
  Additionally you use fast tables option (SET TABLERENDER =
  LIGHT) which is the default setting in Release 20. In Edit -
  Options menu you select to use locale system setting for
  character encoding (SET UNICODE = OFF). In your file there are
  variables with non-western characters in either their names,
  string content, or value labels which you use on any procedure
  dialogs.
  However, when you look at the tables created you may encounter
  incorrect results. For example you may notice that not all
  variables are included in the tables, some may left. The
  incorrect result depends on the table, but the most common
  scenario is that if you have a table with rows "X" and "Y", the
  "X" row's values will be overwritten with the "Y" row's values,
  and the "Y" row will be empty.
  
  For example, instead of:
  
  Male 1.23 3.45
  Female 8.12 9.45
  
  You will see:
  
  Male 8.12 3.45
  
  This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development. As a workaround
  use UNICODE = ON before you create your fast rendered tables.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users on non-western locale creating fast tables             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 on non-Western locale.  *
  * Additionally you use fast tables option (SET TABLERENDER =   *
  * LIGHT) which is the default setting in Release 20. In Edit - *
  * Options menu you select to use locale system setting for     *
  * character encoding (SET UNICODE = OFF). In your file there   *
  * are                                                          *
  * variables with non-western characters in either their names, *
  * string content, or value labels which you use on any         *
  * procedure                                                    *
  * dialogs.                                                     *
  * However, when you look at the tables created you may         *
  * encounter                                                    *
  * incorrect results. For example you may notice that not all   *
  * variables are included in the tables, some may left. The     *
  * incorrect result depends on the table, but the most common   *
  * scenario is that if you have a table with rows "X" and "Y",  *
  * the                                                          *
  * "X" row's values will be overwritten with the "Y" row's      *
  * values,                                                      *
  * and the "Y" row will be empty.                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1)          *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Install IBM SPSS Statistics 20 FixPack 1 (20.0.0.1)
  

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