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Caley
Calcite | Level 5

Does specifying a GENMAX= option increase runtime? 

 

For context, I want to have a backup file available in case a team member overwrites an important file. I won't actually create the backup data set unless necessary.

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ChrisNZ
Tourmaline | Level 20

It will have an objective effect as SAS manages the generations and renames files, but I found it negligible and couldn't notice it. 

Please keep us posted if you find otherwise.

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