Data Set Options for OLE DB

All SAS/ACCESS data set options in this table are supported for OLE DB. Default values are provided where applicable. For details, see Data Set Options for Relational Databases.

SAS/ACCESS Data Set Options for OLE DB
Option	Default Value
BL_KEEPIDENTITY=	LIBNAME option value
BL_KEEPNULLS=	LIBNAME option value
BL_OPTIONS=	LIBNAME option value
BULKLOAD=	NO
COMMAND_TIMEOUT=	LIBNAME option value
CURSOR_TYPE=	LIBNAME option value
DBCOMMIT=	LIBNAME option value
DBCONDITION=	none
DBCREATE_TABLE_OPTS=	LIBNAME option value
DBFORCE=	NO
DBGEN_NAME=	DBMS
DBINDEX=	LIBNAME option value
DBKEY=	none
DBLABEL=	NO
DBLARGETABLE=	none
DBMAX_TEXT=	1024
DBNULL=	_ALL_=YES
DBNULLKEYS=	LIBNAME option value
DBSASLABEL=	COMPAT
DBSASTYPE=	see Data Types for OLE DB
DBTYPE=	see Data Types for OLE DB
ERRLIMIT=	1
IGNORE_READ_ONLY_COLUMNS=	NO
INSERT_SQL=	LIBNAME option value
INSERTBUFF=	LIBNAME option value
NULLCHAR=	SAS
NULLCHARVAL=	a blank character
PRESERVE_COL_NAMES=	LIBNAME option value
QUALIFIER=	LIBNAME option value
READBUFF=	LIBNAME option value
READ_ISOLATION_LEVEL=	LIBNAME option value
SASDATEFMT=	not specified
SCHEMA=	LIBNAME option value
UPDATE_ISOLATION_LEVEL=	LIBNAME option value
UPDATE_LOCK_TYPE=	LIBNAME option value
UTILCONN_TRANSIENT=	YES

Last updated: February 3, 2026