SPD Engine LIBNAME Statement Options List

specifies that data sets can be read, but not updated or created.

specifies for the SPD Engine to perform an automatic sort when it encounters a BY statement.

specifies a list of paths in which to store data partitions (.dpf) for an SPD Engine data set.

specifies the end observation number in a user-defined range of observations to be processed.

specifies whether to use an index when processing BY statements in the SPD Engine.

specifies a path or list of paths in which to store the two types of index component files (.hbx and .idx) associated with an SPD Engine data set.

specifies a list of overflow paths in which to store metadata (.mdf) component files for an SPD Engine data set.

specifies the maximum size that the data component partitions can be. The value is specified when the SPD Engine data set is created. This size is a fixed size. This specification applies only to the data component files.

specifies the starting observation number in a user-defined range of observations to be processed.

specifies to store the library in a temporary subdirectory of the primary directory.