PM76728: CHART TEMPLATE WITH SAVED SETTINGS: QUADRATIC FIT LINE WITH CONFIDENCE INTERVAL MEAN DOES NOT APPLY CORRECTLY TO NEW CHART

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 21 and create a scatterplot.
  In the viewer you double click on the chart and select the icon
  'Add fit line at total'
  On the properties dialog for the fit line you select 'Quadratic'
  as fit method and 'Mean' for confidence level
  In Chart Editor you then click on File - Save Chart template
  On the settings to select you scroll down and select 'Optional
  lines' and 'Fit Lines' to be saved in the template.
  However, when you apply the chart template to a new scatterplot
  will get the scatterplot with quadratic curve but with two
  straight lines instead of the conficence intervals.
  
  This was reported to IBM SPSS Development.
  Additionally when you save the setting for reference line and
  the line label with the template and apply this chart template
  to a new scatterplot you can get an error like:
  Class com.spss.vis.exception BadParameterInLineGuideException
  Bad parameter: -5.89E3+2.63*x+-1.29E-5*x*x in LineGuide
  

Local fix

• This issue will be addressed in an upcoming Fix Pack. Please
  refer to the Fix Pack schedule at
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21599157 for
  information on upcoming Fix Packs.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users creating scatterplots                                  *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * You work with IBM SPSS Statistics 21 and create a            *
  * scatterplot.                                                 *
  * In the viewer you double click on the chart and select the   *
  * icon                                                         *
  * 'Add fit line at total'                                      *
  * On the properties dialog for the fit line you select         *
  * 'Quadratic'                                                  *
  * as fit method and 'Mean' for confidence level                *
  * In Chart Editor you then click on File - Save Chart template *
  * On the settings to select you scroll down and select         *
  * 'Optional                                                    *
  * lines' and 'Fit Lines' to be saved in the template.          *
  * However, when you apply the chart template to a new          *
  * scatterplot                                                  *
  * will get the scatterplot with quadratic curve but with two   *
  * straight lines instead of the conficence intervals.          *
  *                                                              *
  * This was reported to IBM SPSS Development.                   *
  * Additionally when you save the setting for reference line    *
  * and                                                          *
  * the line label with the template and apply this chart        *
  * template                                                     *
  * to a new scatterplot you can get an error like:              *
  * Class com.spss.vis.exception                                 *
  * BadParameterInLineGuideException                             *
  * Bad parameter: -5.89E3+2.63*x+-1.29E-5*x*x in LineGuide      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * This issue has been addressed in Statistics 21 Fix Pack 1.   *
  * Please upgrade to this version.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has been addressed in Statistics 21 Fix Pack 1.
  Please upgrade to this version.
  

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

• RL00 PSN

     UP

• RL00 PSY

     UP