BL_IDENTITY= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the authentication method for the COPY command.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Access
Default: none
Interaction: The value for this option and the BL_SECRET= value are used for the CREDENTIAL argument with the COPY command in Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW).
Data source: Microsoft SQL Server
Note: Support for this option was added in SAS 9.4M7.
See: BL_IDENTITY= data set option, BL_SECRET= LIBNAME option
Example: bl_identity='Shared Access Signature'

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Syntax

BL_IDENTITY="identity-value"

Syntax Description

identity-value

specifies the authentication method for the COPY command in Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW).

Details

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.

Last updated: February 3, 2026