SAS System Options That Behave Differently with the SPD Engine
Than with the Default Base SAS Engine
MSGLEVEL=I
produces WHERE optimization
information in the SAS log.
COMPRESS=
cannot perform user-defined
compression.
DLDMGACTION=
does not support DLDMGACTION=NOINDEX,
but does support ABORT, FAIL, PROMPT, and REPAIR.
DLCREATEDIR
does not work with the SPD Engine.
ERRORS=MAX
sets the maximum number
of observations to 2147483647 for which SAS can issue error messages.
FIRSTOBS=
cannot be used in the SPD Engine.
SORTPGM=
using the BEST option
can cause performance issues.
VALIDMEMNAME=
has the following restrictions
on member name when you use VALIDMEMNAME=EXTEND:
-
a member name cannot have 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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