SAS System Options That Behave Differently with SPD Engine

MSGLEVEL=
the value I enables WHINIT planner output
MSGLEVEL=I
produces WHERE optimization information in the SAS log
COMPRESS=
cannot perform user-defined compression
DLCREATEDIR
does not work with the SPD Engine
DLDMGACTION=
does not affect the SPD Engine. If an SPD Engine data set is damaged, it must be restored from a system backup file.
FIRSTOBS=
cannot be used in the SPD Engine
VALIDMEMNAME=
has the following restrictions on member name when you use VALIDMEMNAME=EXTEND:
  • a member name with a period, such as class.group
  • a member name cannot start with $, such as$class
VALIDVARNAME=
cannot create an index or composite index on a variable if the variable name contains any of the following special characters: 
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