SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

Details
System Options under z/OS SORTPGM= System Option 507
The SORTOPTS option specifies whether the host sort utility accepts the OPTIONS
statement. The OPTIONS statement is generated by the host sort interface only if the
31-bit extended parameter list is requested via the SORT31PL option.
If the SORT31PL and NOSORTOPTS options are both specified, then not all of the
available sort options can be passed to the host sort utility. This may cause the sort to
fail. In particular, the sort work areas may not be used because the SORT option
cannot be passed the value of the SORTWKDD= option.
You should therefore specify the DYNALLOC option, even though this may cause
problems with multiple sorts within a single job. Older releases of some vendors’ sort
utilities dynamically allocate sort work files only if they are not already allocated. As a
result, subsequent sorts might fail if they require more sort work space than the first
sort.
SORTPARM= System Option
Specifies a string of parameters to pass to your host sort utility
Default: none
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: Sort: SORT
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
SORTPARM=’string’
string
is a string of parameters. It can contain up to 255 characters. Single quotation
marks are optional unless string contains blanks or special characters.
Details
The string of parameters that you specify is appended to the OPTIONS statement that
is generated by the SAS host sort interface. This enables you to specify options that are
unique to the particular sort utility you are using. The sort utility must accept a 31-bit
parameter list and an OPTIONS statement; otherwise, this option is ignored.
SORTPGM= System Option
Specifies which sort utility to use