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SPSS Modeler 14.2 Fix List

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A comprehensive list of defect corrections for the release of SPSS Modeler 14.2. Details of the fixes are listed below. If you have questions about a particular defect, please contact Customer Support.

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Note: This list contains internal defect numbers. This was necessitated to provide a complete list of corrected defects as we continue to transition our internal defects to APARs. Future Fix Lists will only contain APAR references. If you purchased Modeler Premium, refer also to SPSS Text Analytics 14.2 (Modeler Premium) Fix List for fixes associated with Text Analytics.

SPSS Modeler 14.2

 
Issues corrected in the SPSS Modeler 14.2 GA Release
Number Description
ECM00159033 Parameter list in expression builder hangs and doesn't refresh when size is relatively large
ECM00159070 Time Series model will fail to generate with error "Estimation span ends with missing value(s)"
ECM00158811 Cache is flushed at end of each iteration when using a parameter-driven loop to execute a stream
ECM00158951 Neural Network node: Wrong type of confidences when "Customize number of units" is selected in Build Options/Basics
ECM00159822 ADP node not honoring Min/Max transformation with input/target settings changed from default.
ECM00159823 Audit node will not pick up ADP Analysis if Analysis is done at stream execution time.
ECM00157151 Message: Password missing. (8277) C&DS repository on an iSeries, and a stream pulling from same iSeries.
ECM00160089 Mean in aggregate node always returning 0 or 1 due to loss of precision when pushed back to DB2
ECM00154521 "Unexpected end of ZLIB input stream" errors when loading streams
ECM00156362 Modeler help does nothing if Windows is installed in Non-default directory.
ECM00152797 Modeler 14.1 help does not work with roaming profiles, unable to compile class for JSP errors
ECM00154785 Unable to export model details for a Time Series model via scripting
ECM00155622 IBM SPSS Statistics Output Node Error when stream contains MR Set with only one variable.
ECM00153876 Statsitics Node loses Custom Tables dialog information as the table becomes more convoluted
ECM00154861 Time interval forecast values being replaced if a second T-I node is placed on the same stream.
ECM00150436 "Generate select (or derive) node for link" in web plot sometimes generates select (or derive) nodes with incorrect condition
ECM00153926 Graphboard node will reset when adding a Panel field
ECM00154979 Unable to render Visualization, choosing some graph types automatically fills in an Aesthetcs field which errors.
ECM00154992 (Count) is not an option in Aesthetics on a Graphboard as it was in Modeler 14.0 and 13
ECM00157177 Generating derive node from web node link generates a derive node with incorrect fields
ECM00153599 Cannot run Modeler Server 14.1 as non-root user on UNIX
ECM00156294 Modeler client hangs if the desktop has a mapped drive created to a subfolder.
ECM00153701 Export apriori model as PMML then re-import doesn't do anything when scoring with model
ECM00154019 Generate Select node off a matrix does not quote properly.
ECM00152432 Import fails when C&DS export file contains a job referencing a stream as external reference
ECM00155856 After patching to 14.1.0.1, data types are not read correctly for Excel 2007.
ECM00155058 Modeler returning null values for true / false data in Excel 2003.
ECM00154514 Predictor importance showing incorrect variable names with excel source node and stream split\field rename\remerge
ECM00156951 Attached streams generate incorrect SQL
ECM00155242 Unicode character control (e.g. Linefeed) is not recognised when viewed from Excel 2007 file
ECM00153050 Error reading file /C://streamname.str (no further details)
ECM00154995 TwoStep model receives error: Cluster algorithm returned code (30009)
ECM00154573 Database Caching does not cache to a database in Modeler 14.1
ECM00153813 Modeler client hangs when connection is lost to Teradata.
ECM00152654 Modeler hangs after executing script when stream contains a Text Link Analysis node
ECM00154210 Cannot run script in C&DS through clemb; file not found error
ECM00154811 Multi Response Set created in Statistics Output node fails.
ECM00154999 Sorting within Matrix node incorrectly sorts Japanese characters
ECM00153746 C&DS Import fails as import file is missing Clementine DatabaseImportNode
ECM00154519 Need utility/procedure to remove invalid references from repository
ECM00153662 SQL Validation Error: 37000[-3706] when using Native Teradata driver (Data Direct works fine)
ECM00154917 Stream that ran previous to 14.1.0.1 fails, merging retrieval from Oracle
ECM00154002 SQL pushback fails with Append node and 'Reformat SQL for improved readability' checked.
ECM00155422 Calculation result is different between a Var file node and Database node.
ECM00154856 Error working with Merge Node: specified previous sort order invalidated.
ECM00152993 datetime_* functions not pushing back to SQL Server with Modeler 14.1
ECM00153228 Wrong sql generated when trimming strings
ECM00154723 Jobs export does not always export the stream version referenced by the jobstep
ECM00152107 Unable to save any job containing jobstep with ODBC source node
ECM00156278 Job with stream writing table output to csv file incorrectly writes files as tab delimited
ECM00155338 Internal Error: Impossible case in file "code_generator.cpp", line 2473 caused by @LAST_NON_BLANK in filler node
ECM00154739 Neural Net: Boosting option enabled fails to return a generated model if a previous NN output is used as a predictor
ECM00154846 Model built with 'large datasets' option does not calculate raw propensity scores
ECM00155353 Server exception: java.lang.NullPointerException when executing Auto-Numeric node which contains invalid fields
ECM00155850 Modeler Algorithms Guide Documentation error - F test for CHAID with scaled target
ECM00148284 Cannot work with variables created in a Stats custom dialog
ECM00153927 Need more info about "Raw propensity-weighted voting" and "Average raw propensity" options found in the Auto-Classifier node
ECM00151686 Logistic model on Solaris runs extremly slow
ECM00151408 Time Series > Time Plot displays incorrect graph when script is used to execute stream multiple times.
ECM00151261 Processing times through CSP are increasing over time.
ECM00151444 Unusual amount of processing taking place in Modeler Client when connecting to Server.
ECM00153362 Executing image with Hash Join crashes when scored multiple times
ECM00155401 Customer Reported: adp@RunMessages@An error occurred during computation with "replace outlier values" on this data in ADP
ECM00151379 Generate > field selection (predictor importance) does not generate expected filter
ECM00153376 A runtime error occurred while constructing a modelviewer (viewing predictor importance graph)
ECM00151715 Excel Export 2003 and 2007 - Exporting to excel by choosing the Worksheet 'By name' or 'By index' option returns empty rows
ECM00150562 Neural Net node hangs at Step 40 of 100 when processing a small file.
ECM00151220 Modeler Client hangs when opening Excel source file if source file has a carrige return(newline) in a field.
ECM00151632 Excel 2007 import returns wrong data if first row of Excel file is blank
ECM00151797 Excel export fails in server with data_files_restricted, Y set in options.cfg if Modeler installation directory not included
ECM00154405 Neural network nugget producing nulls, had worked previously
ECM00151260 Modeler hangs when opening a stream, debug console shows 'Exception in thread "thread-20" StackoverflowError
ECM00155690 Parameter dropdown on expression builder will hang client and potentially only show partial list.
ECM00151427 "Error reading file" message after saving stream after an 'Auto Classifer' node was disconnected
ECM00151624 Stream freezes when file selection '...' is clicked to open a Modeler 13 stream in Modeler 14
ECM00151690 com.spss.clementine.component.ServerException: java.lang.Integer cannot be cast to java.lang.String building C5 model
ECM00153475 Server exception: java.lang.NullPointerException with 'Use weight field' checked on Auto Numeric node.
ECM00151881 "Error reading file <....str> f" when loading a stream containing a Auto-Cluster node.
ECM00154640 Parameters now being overwritting in C&DS job stream when Modeler stream saved to repository.
ECM00151419 Standalone script will not 'execute_script' when stream is retrieved from C&DS.
ECM00152075 Error validating data file properties' when saving or running a job with a modeler step that has an emtpy database node
ECM00140809 L10N "Base category for target" in Logistic Regression node does not change when in JP or IT locale
ECM00151923 Testing Connection of a DB2 database will result in a blank dialog box if installed on Win2008x64
ECM00151585 Java heap error when running a stream in C&DS that outputs a large table.
ECM00153360 Modeler adapter messages are routed to the WAS SystemOut.log rather then to the pes.log
ECM00152681 Changing a parameter in a Modeler job step in C&DS 4.2 does not update the stream, it has no effect.
ECM00147743 'Lock' feature when retrieving stream from repository is not being enforced.
ECM00154152 Job fails with "parameter is undefined" when using Modeler stream parameter against C&DS job variable
ECM00151574 No "export SQL" ability from neural network models in Modeler 14.0.1 or 14.1
ECM00151639 Aggregate node: Cannot aggregate a field with an unknown type
ECM00151424 Stream that pushed back in 13.0.0 does not in 13.0.5 (or 14.0.1); Stream has distinct followed by Merge
ECM00151357 Modeler does not insert data into fields with type of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server
ECM00154087 Filtering 'Include all of' on antecedent in a Modeler Association nugget does not filter properly.
ECM00151272 Generating a CHAID model is successful in Modeler Client/Server, but fails in CaDS
ECM00155158 Please (re)implement "overfit prevention set" in interactive CHAID

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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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