PM70421: TRANSFORM > CREATE TIME SERIES DIALOG DOES NOT REFLECT CURRENT PERIODICITY

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 and created some time
  series variables with Data -> Define Dates dialog. For example
  you have the variables WEEK_ (1) and DAY_ (7) in the active
  file.
  Whereas on Analyze -> Forecasting dialogs (e.g. Serial
  Decomposition, Autocorrelation and Cross-Correlations) the
  Current Periodicity defined in the active file is displayed as
  expected on the dialog, the display of the Current Periodicity
  is none on the dialog Transform - Create Time Series.
  
  This issue was reported to IBM SPSS Development.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users working with transform - Time Series                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 20 and created some time   *
  * series variables with Data -> Define Dates dialog. For       *
  * example                                                      *
  * you have the variables WEEK_ (1) and DAY_ (7) in the active  *
  * file.                                                        *
  * Whereas on Analyze -> Forecasting dialogs (e.g. Serial       *
  * Decomposition, Autocorrelation and Cross-Correlations) the   *
  * Current Periodicity defined in the active file is displayed  *
  * as                                                           *
  * expected on the dialog, the display of the Current           *
  * Periodicity                                                  *
  * is none on the dialog Transform - Create Time Series.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * 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