CATCACHE=

CATCACHE=

Specifies how many SAS catalogs to keep in cache memory

Default: 0

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation

CMS specifics: syntax, usage

Syntax
Details

Syntax

CATCACHE=MIN | MAX | n | nK | hexX

MIN: specifies the minimum number of catalogs (0).
MAX: specifies the maximum number of catalogs (32,767).
n: specifies an integer number of catalogs.
nK: specifies an integer to be multiplied by 1,024 to specify the number of catalogs.
hexX: specifies the number of catalogs in hexadecimal notation.

Details

The CATCACHE= option is set to 0 by default. A value of 0 optimizes the use of SAS memory resources. However, if memory is not a constraint on your system, you might want to increase the value of the CATCACHE= option under certain circumstances.

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Default:	0
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
CMS specifics:	syntax, usage