DEFLATION= System Option

Specifies the level of compression for device drivers that support the Deflate compression algorithm.

Valid in:	Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category:	Log and procedure output control: ODS Printing
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ODSPRINT
Alias:	DEFLATE
Requirement:	The UPRINTCOMPRESSION system option must be set in order to compress files.
Note:	This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.

Syntax

DEFLATION=n | MIN | MAX

n: specifies the level of compression. The larger the number, the greater the compression. For example, n=0 is the minimum compression level (completely uncompressed), and n=9 is the maximum compression level.

Default:6

Range:0–9

The DEFLATION= system option controls the level of compression for device drivers that support Deflate, such as PDF and SVG.

The ODS PRINTER statement option, COMPRESS=, takes precedence over the DEFLATION system option.