SORTUNIT= System Option: z/OS
Specifies the unit of allocation for sort work files.
| Valid in: |
Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS
System Options window
|
| Category: |
Sort: SORT |
| PROC OPTIONS GROUP= |
SORT |
| Default: |
CYLS |
| z/OS specifics: |
All |
Syntax
SORTUNIT=CYL<S> | TRK<S> | BLK<S> | n
Required Arguments
- CYL<S>
-
specifies that the
units be cylinders. The space calculation for cylinder allocations
requires that the characteristics of the device on which the allocations
are made need to be known. The device type is specified with the SORTDEV=
option. The device type should be specified as generic, such as 3390,
rather than esoteric, such as DISK. When an esoteric name is specified,
it is impossible to predict what device type is used. Therefore, the
device characteristics are also unknown.
- TRK<S>
-
specifies that the
units be tracks. The space calculation for track allocations requires
that the characteristics of the device on which the allocations are
made need to be known. The device type is specified with the SORTDEV=
option. The device type should be specified as generic, such as 3390,
rather than esoteric, such as DISK. When an esoteric name is specified,
it is impossible to predict what device type is used. Therefore, the
device characteristics are also unknown.
- BLK<S>
-
specifies that the
files are allocated with an average block size equal to the record
length rounded up to approximately 6K (6144). Therefore, if the input
record length was 136, the average block size used for the allocation
would be 6120.
- n
-
is an integer that
specifies the average block size.
Details
The
SORTUNIT= option specifies the unit of allocation to be used if SAS
dynamically allocates the sort work files. For more information, see
the
DYNALLOC System Option: z/OS.