PM60386: IBM SPSS STATISTICS 20.0.0.1 GET UNRESPONSIVE ON MACINTOSH LION OSX WHEN VISUAL BINNING DIALOG IS USED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0.0.1 for Macintosh on A
  10.7.3 OSX. You have a file with a variable that has Japanese
  variable labels. You would like to replace the existing variable
  with the Transform - Visual Binning dialog. However, after you
  entered all information and click OK you notice that the program
  gets unresponsive. You still can click on the menus at the top
  (e.g. File or Transform menu) but the icon bar is unresponsive
  and you cannot switch between data view and variable view any
  more.
  
  this was reported to IBM SPSS Development. As a worakaround
  please run the syntax instead similar as on the example below,
  depending on what bins you would like to create.
  
  RECODE  MR_pre (MISSING=COPY) (LO THRU 2=1) (LO THRU HI=2)
  (ELSE=SYSMIS) INTO MR4.
  VARIABLE LABELS  MR4.
  FORMATS  MR4 (F5.0).
  VALUE LABELS  MR4 1 '<= 2' 2 '3+'.
  VARIABLE LEVEL  MR4 (ORDINAL).
  EXECUTE.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users working with Visual Binning dialog on Macintosh OS     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20.0.0.1 for Macintosh on  *
  * A                                                            *
  * 10.7.3 OSX. You have a file with a variable that has         *
  * Japanese                                                     *
  * variable labels. You would like to replace the existing      *
  * variable                                                     *
  * with the Transform - Visual Binning dialog. However, after   *
  * you                                                          *
  * entered all information and click OK you notice that the     *
  * program                                                      *
  * gets unresponsive. You still can click on the menus at the   *
  * top                                                          *
  * (e.g. File or Transform menu) but the icon bar is            *
  * unresponsive                                                 *
  * and you cannot switch between data view and variable view    *
  * any                                                          *
  * more.                                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue has been addressed in IBM SPSS Statistics Fixpack *
  * 2 (20.0.0.2)                                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has been addressed in IBM SPSS Statistics Fixpack 2
  (20.0.0.2)
  

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