TPT_TRACE_LEVEL_INF= Data Set Option

Specifies the tracing level for the required infrastructure for sending data to Teradata and using the TPT API with Fastload, MultiLoad, or Multi-Statement insert.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Category: Bulk Loading
Default: 1
Restriction: This option is valid only when using the TPT API.
Requirement: To use this option, you must first specify TPT=YES.
Data source: Teradata
See: Maximizing Teradata Load Performance, Using the TPT API, BULKLOAD= LIBNAME option, BULKLOAD= data set option, MULTILOAD= data set option, MULTISTMT= data set option, TPT= LIBNAME option, TPT= data set option, TPT_TRACE_LEVEL= data set option, TPT_TRACE_OUTPUT= data set option

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Syntax

TPT_TRACE_LEVEL_INF=integer

Syntax Description

integer

specifies the needed infrastructure tracing level (10 to 18) when loading data to Teradata.

Infrastructure Tracing Levels

Tracing Level

Description

10

no tracing

11

operator-level general trace

12

operator-level command-line interface (CLI) trace

13

operator-level notify method trace

14

operator-level common library trace

15

all operator-level traces

16

Telnet API (TELAPI) layer general trace

17

PutRow or GetRow trace

18

operator log message information

Details

Note: Starting in SAS 9.4M9, FastLoad and MultiLoad are no longer supported. Documentation remains for users who have not upgraded to SAS 9.4M9.

You can perform debugging by writing diagnostic messages to an external log file when loading data to Teradata using the TPT API. If you do not specify a name in PT_TRACE_OUTPUT= for the log file, a default name is generated using the current timestamp. See your Teradata documentation for details.

Last updated: February 3, 2026