UUIDCOUNT= System Option

Specifies the number of UUIDs to acquire from the UUID Generator Daemon.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Environment control: Files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= ENVFILES
Note: This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

UUIDCOUNT= n | MIN | MAX

Syntax Description

n
specifies the number of UUIDs to acquire. Zero indicates that the UUID Generator Daemon is not required.
Default:100
Range:0–1000
MIN | MAX
MIN
specifies that the number of UUIDs to acquire is zero, indicating that the UUID Generator Daemon is not required.
MAX
specifies that 1000 UUIDs at a time should be acquired from the UUID Generator Daemon.

Details

If a SAS application will generate a large number of UUIDs, this value can be adjusted at any time during a SAS session to reduce the number of times that the SAS session would have to contact the SAS UUID Generator Daemon.

See Also

Universal Unique Identifiers and the Object Spawner in SAS Language Reference: Concepts
Functions:
UUIDGEN Function in SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference
System Option;
UUIDGENDHOST= System Option
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