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| SAS Options and Variables for VSAM Processing |
Using SAS System Options
Four global SAS system options are used with VSAM data set processing:
- VSAMREAD
- VSAMUPDATE
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enables or disables the updating of VSAM data sets by modifying or erasing existing records or by adding new records. VSAMUPDATE implies VSAMREAD.
- VSAMLOAD
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enables or disables the loading of records into a new VSAM data set.
- VSAMRLS
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enables or disables record-level sharing for a VSAM data set.
SAS is distributed with the following default options:
Your site administrator might have changed the default settings. Use the OPTIONS procedure to check the settings of these and any other global SAS system options. Your site might prevent you from overriding these options.
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