IGNORE_BASELINE= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies whether to try the connection regardless of the minimum required Hadoop version.

Valid in: SAS/ACCESS LIBNAME statement
Category: Data Set Control
Default: NO
Data source: Hadoop, Spark
Note: Support for Spark was added in SAS 9.4M7.

Syntax

IGNORE_BASELINE=YES | NO

Syntax Description

YES

Specifies that SAS allows connections to a target DBMS that does not meet minimum requirements. Although using this option is not recommended, it might be useful when version information is reported incorrectly or in test environments.

NO

Specifies that SAS rejects connections to a target DBMS that does not meet minimum requirements and issues an error to the SAS log.

Details

Many SAS/ACCESS engines have a minimum supported version requirement. For details, see the configuration guide for the specific product. The IGNORE_BASELINE= option checks the target DBMS version to see whether it meets the minimum baseline requirement. An error occurs if that condition is not met. For more information about Hadoop (Hive and Spark) minimum baseline requirements, see Support for Hadoop 9.4.

Specifying IGNORE_BASELINE=YES can be useful if, for example, you are testing a new version of SAS but have not yet upgraded your DBMS to the required version. Some DBMS systems might also report version information incorrectly. In that case, this option can be helpful.

Example: Check Compatibility with an Existing Database

option set=SAS_HADOOP_JAR_PATH="C:\Progam Files\SASHome\AccessClients\9.4\DataDrivers\hadoop";   /* site-specific */
option set=SAS_HADOOP_CONFIG_PATH="c:\temp\mysrv1_cfg"; /* site-specific */
options sastrace=',,,d' sastraceloc=saslog 
   nostsuffix sql_ip_trace=(note,source) msglevel=i;
libname hdp hadoop user=myusr1 pw=mypwd1;
ERROR: The version of Hive on this cluster (0.13) does not meet 
the SAS minimum version requirements (1.1 or greater).  Upgrade your version 
of Hive, set LIBNAME option IGNORE_BASELINE=YES, or set the environment variable 
SAS_ACCESS_IGNORE_BASELINE=YES.  Very old versions of Hive might report version 
information incorrectly.

ERROR:  Error in the LIBNAME statement.
libname hdp hadoop user=myusr1 pw=mypwd1 ignore_baseline=YES;
NOTE: Libref HDP was successfully assigned as follows:
      Engine:         HADOOP
      Physical Name:  jdbc:hive2:c:/mysrvm.it.com:10000/default
Last updated: February 3, 2026