DRIVER_VENDOR= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the name of the ODBC driver vendor.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement, CONNECT statement
Category: Data Set Control
Default: CLOUDERA
Interaction: Use the SAS_IMPALA_DRIVER_VENDOR environment variable for the entire SAS session. When both are specified, the LIBNAME option has precedence over the environment variable.
Data source: Impala
Examples: Specify the LIBNAME option: 
libname imp impala user=myuser1 password=mypwd1 server=myimpalaserver 
  schema=myschema driver_vendor=cloudera;
Specify the environment variable on PC hosts: 
SAS_IMPALA_DRIVER_VENDOR CLOUDERA
Export the environment variable on UNIX hosts: 
export SAS_IMPALA_DRIVER_VENDOR=CLOUDERA
Specify the environment variable at SAS invocation for PC and UNIX: 
sas -set SAS_IMPALA_DRIVER_VENDOR CLOUDERA

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Syntax

DRIVER_VENDOR= <CLOUDERA> | <DATADIRECT> | <MAPR> | <PROGRESS>

Optional Arguments

CLOUDERA

specifies Cloudera as the ODBC driver vendor.

DATADIRECT

specifies DataDirect as the ODBC driver vendor.

MAPR

specifies MapR as the ODBC driver vendor.

PROGRESS

specifies Progress as the ODBC driver vendor.

Last updated: February 3, 2026