BL_NUM_DATAFILES= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies the number of data files to create to contain the source data.

Valid in: LIBNAME statement that connects to an external data source
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Set Control
Default: 2 for an X-Small warehouse; 4 for a Small warehouse; 8 for Medium and larger warehouses
Interaction: To specify this option, you must also specify BULKLOAD=YES, BULKUNLOAD=YES, or both.
Data source: Snowflake
Note: Support for this option was added in SAS 9.4M9.
See: BL_NUM_DATAFILES= data set option, BULKLOAD= LIBNAME option, BULKUNLOAD= LIBNAME option

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Syntax

BL_NUM_DATAFILES=value

Required Argument

value

specifies the number of files to create to hold your source data. This value can be an integer between 1 and 100, inclusively.

Last updated: February 3, 2026