DYNALLOC System Option: z/OS

Controls whether SAS or the host sort utility allocates sort work data sets.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Sort: SORT
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT
Alias: DYN
Default: NODYNALLOC
z/OS specifics: All

Syntax

DYNALLOC | NODYNALLOC

Required Arguments

DYNALLOC
specifies that the host sort utility supports dynamic allocation of any necessary work files. Therefore, SAS does not attempt to allocate them.
NODYNALLOC
specifies that SAS allocates sort work files. This specification might be necessary if the host sort utility does not support allocation. Some sort programs do not reallocate previously allocated work files even if the space requirements are greater.