SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

422 DLEXCPCOUNT System Option Chapter 18
See Also
3 SAS/GRAPH Software: Reference, Volumes 1 and 2
DLEXCPCOUNT System Option
Reports number of EXCPs to direct access bound SAS data libraries
Default: NODLEXCPCOUNT
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: File Control: SASFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SASFILES
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
DLEXCPCOUNT | NODLEXCPCOUNT
DLEXCPCOUNT
reports the EXCPs (Execute Channel Program calls) that SAS performs on direct
access bound libraries and the number of blocks that were transferred in these
EXCPs.
NODLEXCPCOUNT
does not report the number of EXCPs that SAS performs on direct access bound
libraries and the number of blocks that were transferred in these EXCPs.
Details
Specifying DLEXCPCOUNT causes SAS to generate a message that reports the number
of blocks processed and the corresponding number of EXCPs issued to each SAS data
library since the library was opened. This message is produced when the library is
closed. The message is written to the z/OS system log as a WTO message. The message
is also written to the SAS log except when the library is closed during termination of
the SAS session. The message text output is in this form:
SAS processed blocks and performed EXCPs on
library ‘data set name’
Note: A library is opened the first time it is referenced in a SAS session. It is closed
when the last libref that is assigned to the library is cleared. If the library is still open
at the end of a SAS session, the library is closed as part of SAS termination. R
The values of BUFSIZE= and BUFNO=, specified as data set options or SAS system
options, have a direct effect on the number of EXCPs performed. Increasing the value of
BUFSIZE= increases page size and reduces the number of EXCPs required. Specifying
a larger value for BUFNO= causes more blocks to be read with a single EXCP under
certain circumstances, thus reducing the total EXCP count.