BL_AZURE_SAS= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the Azure shared access signature token value.

Valid in: LIBNAME statement that connects to an external data source
Category: Data Access
Default: none
Data source: Snowflake
Note: Support for this option was added in SAS 9.4M9.
See: BL_ACCOUNTNAME= LIBNAME option, BL_APPLICATIONID= LIBNAME option, BL_AZURE_SAS= data set option, BL_FILESYSTEM= LIBNAME 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 compressed Parquet files that are stored in an Azure ADLS location. For more information, see Bulk Loading and Bulk Unloading Data Files in Azure ADLS Locations.

Last updated: February 3, 2026