When Threaded Reads Do Not Occur

Threading does not occur under these circumstances:
  • when a BY statement is used in a PROC or DATA step
  • when the OBS or the FIRSTOBS option is in a PROC or DATA step
  • when the KEY or the DBKEY option is used PROC or DATA step
  • if no column in the table exists to which SAS can apply the MOD function (for more information, see Autopartitioning Techniques in SAS/ACCESS)
  • if all columns within a table to which SAS can apply the MOD function are in WHERE clauses. For more information, see Autopartitioning Techniques in SAS/ACCESS.
  • if the NOTHREADS system option is set
  • if DBSLICEPARM=NONE