Data Set Options for Relational Databases

TPT_WORK_TABLE= Data Set Option

Specifies the name of the work table for SAS to use when using the TPT API with MultiLoad.

Default value:	table_name_WT
Valid in:	DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
DBMS support:	Teradata

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Example
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Syntax

TPT_WORK_TABLE=valid_teradata_table_name

Syntax Description

valid_teradata_table_name: specifies the name of the work table for SAS to use when using the TPT API to load data with MultiLoad.

Details

To use this option, you must first set TPT=YES. This option is valid only when using the TPT API.

MultiLoad inserts that use the TPT API require a work table. If you do not specify a work table, Teradata appends "_WT" to the name of the target table to load and uses it as the work table by default. You can override this name by setting TPT_WORK_TABLE=. If you do this and the load step fails, you must specify the same name when restarting.

The name that you specify in TPT_WORK_TABLE= must be unique. It cannot be the name of an existing table unless it is in a restart scenario.

Example

In this example, a different name is provided for the work table that MultiLoad uses with the TPT API.

libname tera teradata user=testuser pw=testpw;
/* Load using Multiload TPT.  Use alternate names for the work table. */
data tera.testdata(MULTILOAD=YES TPT_WORK_TABLE=worktab);
i=1;output; i=2;output;
run;