TPT_UNICODE_PASSTHRU= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies whether to allow pass-through characters (PTC) to be loaded into SAS or written to Teradata.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Set Control
Default: NO
Requirement: To use this option, specify TPT=YES.
Data source: Teradata
Note: Support for this option was added in SAS 9.4M7.
See: TPT= LIBNAME option

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Syntax

TPT_UNICODE_PASSTHRU=YES | NO

Required Argument

YES | NO

specifies whether to allow pass-through characters (PTC) to be imported into SAS or written to Teradata when using the Teradata Parallel Transport (TPT) API.

Details

PTCs are the set of all possible Unicode characters and noncharacters, except for the 6.0 BMP characters, that are supported by Teradata.

This option pertains to LOAD (FastLoad), UPDATE (MultiLoad), EXPORT (FastExport), or STREAM (Multi-Statement) operations that use the TPT API.

Note: Starting in SAS 9.4M9, FastExport, FastLoad, and MultiLoad are no longer supported. Documentation remains for users who have not upgraded to SAS 9.4M9.
Last updated: February 3, 2026