IMSDLBKO= SAS System Option

Determines the value of the BKO parameter when SAS invokes an IMS/ESA DLI or DBB region.

Valid in: SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement
Category: Engine, DATA Step
Default: IMSDLBKO=*
Tip: Not restrictable

Syntax

IMSDLBKO= * | Y | N
DLIBKO= * | Y | N

Syntax Description

*
specifies that the BKO parameter is null in the IMS region parameter list, so the default IMS action is taken.
Y
specifies that a DASD log data set must be used. When IMSDLBKO=Y and the SAS session abends, all database updates since the last CHKP call are backed out automatically unless the system crashed.
N
specifies that a DASD log data set must not be used.
Note: The BKO parameter setting determines whether updates in a disk log are backed out automatically if the program abends.