BL_AZURE_SAS= Data Set Option

Specifies the Azure shared access signature token value.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing data that is in an external data source)
Category: Bulk Loading
Default: LIBNAME option value
Data source: Snowflake
Note: Support for this option was added in SAS 9.4M9.
See: BL_ACCOUNTNAME= data set option, BL_APPLICATIONID= data set option, BL_AZURE_SAS= LIBNAME option, BL_FILESYSTEM= data set option

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Syntax

BL_AZURE_SAS=value

Required Argument

value

specifies the Azure shared access signature token value.

Details

This option is used to facilitate bulk loading or bulk unloading files that are stored in an Azure ADLS location. For more information, see Authentication for Bulk Loading to and Bulk Unloading from Azure.

Last updated: February 3, 2026