Lets you specify exactly where data resides.
| Valid in: | DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software) |
|---|---|
| Category: | Data Access |
| Alias: | LOC= |
| Default: | LIBNAME option value |
| Requirement: | If you specify LOCATION=, you must also specify the AUTHID= data set option. |
| Data source: | DB2 under z/OS |
| See: | AUTHID= data set option, LOCATION= LIBNAME option |
The location name maps to the location in the SYSIBM.LOCATIONS catalog in the communication database.
In SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2 under z/OS, the location is converted to the first level of a three-level table name: location-name.AUTHID.TABLE. The DB2 Distributed Data Facility (DDF) makes the connection implicitly to the remote DB2 subsystem when DB2 receives a three-level name in an SQL statement.