WORKTERM is the most
appropriate setting when the WORK library resides in a UFS directory
because reusing a UFS WORK library from a previous session is not
practical. However, NOWORKTERM is the appropriate setting when the
WORK library resides in a direct access bound library because of one
of the following conditions:
-
the library resides in a temporary
z/OS data set that is deleted by the system anyway
-
the library resides in a permanent
data set that might be reused.
SAS recommends that
you specify NOWORKTERM in the default options table and not specify
it in a CONFIG file or in the SAS invocation options. If you follow
this recommendation, SAS automatically selects the appropriate setting
during SAS system initialization, based on the type of WORK library.