Specifies the authentication method for the COPY command.
| Valid in: | DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software) |
|---|---|
| Categories: | Bulk Loading |
| Data Access | |
| Default: | LIBNAME option value |
| Interaction: | The value for this option and the BL_SECRET= value are used for the CREDENTIAL argument with the COPY command with Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW). |
| Data source: | Microsoft SQL Server |
| Note: | Support for this data set option was added in SAS 9.4M7. |
| See: | BL_IDENTITY= LIBNAME option, BL_SECRET= data set option |
| Example: | bl_identity='Shared Access Signature' |
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specifies the authentication method for the COPY command in Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW).
The BL_IDENTITY= value is used as part of the CREDENTIAL argument that you specify for the COPY command in Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW). This functionality is supported when you are using an Azure Data Lake Gen2 account.