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Troubleshooting


Problem

What files or information can be gathered for submission to IBM SPSS Statistics Technical Support ?

Resolving The Problem

Provide as much of the following information as possible in your ticket with IBM SPSS Technical Support

Required Environment Details:

• Operating system and version running IBM SPSS Statistics client (Example: Windows 10 64-bit or Macintosh OS X 10.14.5)

• Operating system and version running IBM SPSS Statistics Server, if installed (Example: Windows 2012 R2 64-bit)

• Operating system and version running the Sentinel RMS License Manager if concurrent installation (Example: Windows 2012 R2 64-bit)

• Exact version of IBM SPSS Statistics (Example: 26.0.0.0. To locate this information, launch IBM SPSS Statistics and in the data editor, click Help->About, if possible)

• Exact version of Sentinel RMS License Manager if concurrent installation, (Example: 9.1.0.0104)

• If you have a licensing error, provide your 20-digit authorization code you used for licensing.


Detailed Problem Description:

• Is your issue related to an authorized installation of Statistics or concurrent installation?

• Do you get a license-related error? If yes, please provide the exact text of the error message

• What is the exact problem you are experiencing, include as much detail as possible. Include sample files as needed along with your own analysis of the problem.

• Are you receiving an error? If so, list the exact text of the error message and when you receive it.

• Has it worked before? When? What has changed?

• Does the problem occur for all users? If not, what might be different between the users? Does it occur for the same user on a different PC?

Replication Scenario

• Is there a replication scenario? Please list detailed replication steps

• Can the issue be reproduced using one of our sample files? (sample files are for example available on the samples folder of the SPSS installation directory, for example: C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Statistics\26\Samples\English

Log Files:

• IBM SPSS Statistics 21 for Windows and higher ships with a Diagnostic utility called SPSS_Statistics_Diagnostics.exe. It is located in the Utility folder in the SPSS Statistics installation directory. (Example C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Statistics\26\Utility). Run this file to install the Diagnostic Utility and collect the resulting file SPSS_Diagnostics.zip file.

NOTE: this diagnostic utility is only for IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows.

For additional Java related tracing within the IBM SPSS Statistics client product please see technote 6489867

 

Link to Supported Version Information:

http://www-969.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/index.jsp

Link to Support Knowledge Base:

http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support

 

Link to Documentation

http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/support


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Document Information

Modified date:
04 October 2021

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