System Options under z/OS

SORTSIZE= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the SIZE parameter that SAS is to pass to the sort utility.

Default:	MAX
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category:	Sort: SORT
	System Administration: MEMORY
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	SORT
	MEMORY
z/OS specifics:	valid values
See:	SORTSIZE= System Option in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
See Also

Syntax

SORTSIZE=n | nK | nM | n | G | MAX | SIZE

n: specifies a number of bytes of memory to pass to the sort utility. If n is 0, the sort uses the default that was defined when it was installed.
nK: specifies a number of kilobytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
nM: specifies a number of megabytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
nG: specifies a number of gigabytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
MAX: specifies that the characters MAX are to be passed to the system sort utility. This specification causes the sort utility to size itself. Not all sort utilities support this feature.
SIZE: specifies that the sort is to use the total amount of free space in the virtual machine minus the amount that is specified by the LEAVE= option in the PROC SORT statement.