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Usage Note 70969: The new PREFER_BULK_PACKS global setting is available
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A new global setting, PREFER_BULK_PACKS, is available in SAS® Pack Optimization.
The new global setting specifies whether SAS Pack Optimization should favor bulk packs to avoid over-allocation of store needs. The default value is set to 0.
For example, if a pre-pack of 8 units and bulk packs are available, and a store needs 6 units, the result varies based on the PREFER_BULK_PACKS setting:
- When PREFER_BULK_PACKS is set to 0, the store receives the pre-pack of 8 units.
- When PREFER_BULK_PACKS is set to 1, the store receives 6 bulk packs.
This setting helps prevent overstock stores by forcing larger packs than their demand.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Size Profiling | Linux for x64 | 3.41_M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||