SAS(R) 9.1.3 Companion for z/OS

SORTWKNO= System Option
Specifies how many sort work data sets to allocate
Default: 3
System Options under z/OS SORT31PL System Option 513
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: Sort: SORT
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
SORTWKNO=n
n
can be 0 through 6. If SORTWKNO=0 is specified, any existing sort work files are
freed and none are allocated.
Details
The SORTWKNO= option specifies how many sort work files are to be allocated
dynamically by either SAS or the SORT utility. (See “DYNALLOC System Option” on
page 425.)
SORT31PL System Option
Controls what type of parameter list is used to invoke the host sort utility
Default: SORT31PL
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, OPTIONS window
Category: Sort: SORT
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT
z/OS specifics: all
Syntax
SORT31PL | NOSORT31PL
Details
If SORT31PL is in effect, a 31-bit extended parameter list is used to invoke the host
sort utility. If NOSORT31PL is in effect, a 24-bit parameter list is used.
If SORT31PL is specified, then the SORTOPTS system option should also be
specified. Also, because sorts that currently support a 31-bit parameter list also support