SORTSIZE= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the SIZE parameter that SAS is to pass to the sort utility.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Categories: Sort: SORT

System Administration: MEMORY

PROC OPTIONS GROUP= SORT

MEMORY

Default: MAX
z/OS specifics: Valid values
See: SORTSIZE= System Option in SAS System Options: Reference

Syntax

SORTSIZE=n | nK | nM | nG | MAX | SIZE

Required Arguments

n
specifies a number of bytes of memory to pass to the sort utility. If n is 0, the sort uses the default that was defined when it was installed.
nK
specifies a number of kilobytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
nM
specifies a number of megabytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
nG
specifies a number of gigabytes of memory to pass to the sort utility.
MAX
specifies that the characters MAX are to be passed to the system sort utility. This specification causes the sort utility to size itself. Not all sort utilities support this feature.
SIZE
specifies that the sort is to use the total amount of free space in the virtual machine minus the amount that is specified by the LEAVE= option in the PROC SORT statement.