ENABLE_BULK= LIBNAME Statement Option

Lets the connection process bulk copy when loading data into an SAP ASE table.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Category: Data Set Control
Default: YES
Data source: SAP ASE
Note: In SAS 7 and previous releases, this option was called BULKCOPY=. In SAS 8 and later, an error is returned if you specify BULKCOPY=.
See: BULK_BUFFER= data set option, BULKLOAD= data set option

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Syntax

ENABLE_BULK=NO | YES

Syntax Description

NO

disables bulk copy ability for the libref.

YES

lets the connection perform bulk copy of SAS data into SAP ASE.

Details

Bulk copy groups rows so that they are inserted as a unit into the SAP ASE table. Using bulk copy can improve performance.

If you use both the, ENABLE_BULK= LIBNAME option and the BULKLOAD= data set option, values for both options must be the same or an error is returned. However, because ENABLE_BULK=YES is the default value, you do not need to specify ENABLE_BULK= to use the BULKLOAD= data set option.

Last updated: February 3, 2026