FILEDEV= System Option: z/OS

Specifies the device name used for allocating new physical files.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Categories: File Control: EXTFILES

File Control: SASFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= EXTFILES

SASFILES
Default: SYSDA
z/OS specifics: All
Syntax
Details

Syntax

FILEDEV=device-name

Details

FILEDEV= specifies the device name to be used when dynamically allocating a new physical file if device-type or UNIT= is not specified in the FILENAME statement or FILENAME function, or if UNIT= is not specified in the LIBNAME statement or LIBNAME function. Device names are site-specific.
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