DUMP=

DUMP=

Specifies when to create a process dump file

Language element: system option

Default: NODUMP

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific

Syntax
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Syntax

DUMP=END_PROC | FATAL

NODUMP

DUMP

tells SAS to create a process dump file. This form of the option can take the following values:

END_PROC: causes the next procedure that runs to completion to signal a fatal error. If SET PROCESS/DUMP has been turned on, this forces a file to be created on disk, which can later be analyzed with the ANALYZE/PROCESS_DUMP utility. DUMP=END_PROC is used to gather information for debugging at any point throughout the execution of a SAS job.
FATAL: tells SAS to resignal any fatal errors that it encounters. If SET PROCESS/DUMP has been turned on, this forces a file to be created on disk, which can later be analyzed with the ANALYZE/PROCESS_DUMP utility.

NODUMP

tells SAS not to perform any dump activity.

Details

CAUTION:: Never use the DUMP= system option unless you are advised to do so by the SAS Institute Technical Support Division.

The DUMP= system option is used for debugging purposes only. You use it in conjunction with the DCL command SET PROCESS/DUMP to write the contents of the address space to a file on disk when the SAS System terminates due to a fatal error. To create a dump file, type the following DCL command at the DCL prompt before you run your SAS job:

$ SET PROCESS/DUMP

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Language element:	system option
Default:	NODUMP
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, System Options window, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	All aspects are host-specific