topic SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend in SAS Programming

SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend

CTC_DAVE_M — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 23:14:25 GMT

I need to control the space allocation of dynamically allocated data sets. Does anyone know if there is an option somewhere. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this is affecting a production jobflow. The SAS program is in the middle of a PROC SQL and allocated temporary data sets, one of record length 29312. I'd also like to know if that is controllable as it is wasting almost half of the 3390 track.

Thank you for any help and your patience, as I am new to the SAS forums.

Re: SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend

Patrick — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 10:03:04 GMT

If you're not talking memory but physical storage (which includes tables in WORK) then use compress=yes - either as session level setting or then as SAS data set option for the specific WORK table.

Re: SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend

CTC_DAVE_M — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:15:13 GMT

Patrick, I don't think I phrased my question/issue correctly. The batch SAS job dynamically allocates temporary datasets during PROC SQL statement. I need to know how to control the space allocations and/or the LRECL of the datasets (29312), which is just over half of a 3390 track, wasting considerable space. It is also under allocating the space requirement, causing constant SB37 abends. I thought specifying DYNALLOC in the options and pre-allocating SORTWKnn DD statements would do it, but it didn't. Any help you or anyone else in the forum can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Dave Manning

Re: SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend

Patrick — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:17:48 GMT

Oh, then I'm out of my depth here. Using SAS under z/OS is now well more than a decade ago for me.

The following is just some guessing really: I assume what you're talking about is the UTILLOC area where SAS processes create intermediate temporary SAS files during sort operations and the like. Doing some Googling may-be below two docu links might be of help:

UTILLOC= System Option: z/OS

BLKALLOC System Option: z/OS

SAS under z/OS is nowadays a rather rare skill set. If above doesn't help you then likely your best option is to contact SAS Tech Support directly.

Re: SAS For z/OS Batch Job Space Abend

CTC_DAVE_M — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:28:36 GMT

Thanks Patrick, I took your advice and contacted SAS technical support. They pointed me to the same links and my problem is resolved. Thank you.