Common Parameter: casouttable (Form 1)

CASL Syntax

casouttable={
caslib="string",
compress=TRUE | FALSE,
indexVars={"variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>},
label="string",
lifetime=64-bit-integer,
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer,
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD",
name="table-name",
promote=TRUE | FALSE,
replace=TRUE | FALSE,
replication=integer,
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE",
threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer,
timeStamp="string",
where={"string-1" <, "string-2", ...>}
}

Parameter Descriptions

caslib="string"

specifies the name of the caslib for the output table.

compress=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, applies data compression to the table.

Default FALSE
indexVars={"variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>}

specifies the list of variables to create indexes for in the output data.

label="string"

specifies the descriptive label to associate with the table.

lifetime=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of seconds to keep the table in memory after it is last accessed. The table is dropped if it is not accessed for the specified number of seconds.

Default 0
Minimum value 0
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the maximum amount of memory, in bytes, that each thread should allocate for in-memory blocks before converting to a memory-mapped file. Files are written in the directories that are specified in the CAS_DISK_CACHE environment variable.

TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD"

specifies the memory format for the output table.

Default INHERIT
DVR

use the duplicate value reduction memory format. This memory format can reduce the memory consumption and file size when the input data contains duplicate values.

INHERIT

use the default memory format that is set for the server. By default, the server uses the standard memory format. If an administrator sets the CAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_FORMAT environment variable to DVR, then the DVR memory format is set as the default for the server.

STANDARD

use the standard memory format.

name="table-name"

specifies the name for the output table.

promote=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, adds the output table with a global scope. This enables other sessions to access the table, subject to access controls. The target caslib must also have a global scope.

Default FALSE
replace=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, overwrites an existing table that has the same name.

Default FALSE
replication=integer

specifies the number of copies of the table to make for fault tolerance. Larger values result in slower performance and use more memory, but provide high availability for data in the event of a node failure. Data redundancy applies to distributed servers only.

Default 1
Minimum value 0
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE"

Specifies the Table Redistribution Policy when the number of worker pods increases on a running CAS server.

DEFER

Defer redistribution policy selection to higher-level entity.

NOREDIST

Do not redistribute table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

REBALANCE

Rebalance table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of bytes to use for blocks in the output table. The blocks are read by threads. Gradually increase this value when you have a large table with millions or billions of rows and you are tuning for performance. Larger values can increase performance with indexed tables. However, if the value is too large, then you can cause thread starvation due to too few blocks for threads to work on.

Default 1048576
Minimum value 0
TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
timeStamp="string"

specifies to add a timestamp column to the table. Support for timeStamp is action-specific. Specify the value in the form that is appropriate for your session locale.

where={"string-1" <, "string-2", ...>}

specifies one or more expressions for subsetting the output data. When multiple expressions are specified, the expressions are effectively combined using AND to form the final output filter. If an expression contains quoted values, use nested quotation marks.

Lua Syntax

casouttable={
caslib="string",
compress=true | false,
indexVars={"variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>},
label="string",
lifetime=64-bit-integer,
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer,
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD",
name="table-name",
promote=true | false,
replace=true | false,
replication=integer,
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE",
threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer,
timeStamp="string",
where={"string-1" <, "string-2", ...>}
}

Parameter Descriptions

caslib="string"

specifies the name of the caslib for the output table.

compress=true | false

when set to True, applies data compression to the table.

Default false
indexVars={"variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>}

specifies the list of variables to create indexes for in the output data.

label="string"

specifies the descriptive label to associate with the table.

lifetime=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of seconds to keep the table in memory after it is last accessed. The table is dropped if it is not accessed for the specified number of seconds.

Default 0
Minimum value 0
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the maximum amount of memory, in bytes, that each thread should allocate for in-memory blocks before converting to a memory-mapped file. Files are written in the directories that are specified in the CAS_DISK_CACHE environment variable.

TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD"

specifies the memory format for the output table.

Default INHERIT
DVR

use the duplicate value reduction memory format. This memory format can reduce the memory consumption and file size when the input data contains duplicate values.

INHERIT

use the default memory format that is set for the server. By default, the server uses the standard memory format. If an administrator sets the CAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_FORMAT environment variable to DVR, then the DVR memory format is set as the default for the server.

STANDARD

use the standard memory format.

name="table-name"

specifies the name for the output table.

promote=true | false

when set to True, adds the output table with a global scope. This enables other sessions to access the table, subject to access controls. The target caslib must also have a global scope.

Default false
replace=true | false

when set to True, overwrites an existing table that has the same name.

Default false
replication=integer

specifies the number of copies of the table to make for fault tolerance. Larger values result in slower performance and use more memory, but provide high availability for data in the event of a node failure. Data redundancy applies to distributed servers only.

Default 1
Minimum value 0
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE"

Specifies the Table Redistribution Policy when the number of worker pods increases on a running CAS server.

DEFER

Defer redistribution policy selection to higher-level entity.

NOREDIST

Do not redistribute table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

REBALANCE

Rebalance table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of bytes to use for blocks in the output table. The blocks are read by threads. Gradually increase this value when you have a large table with millions or billions of rows and you are tuning for performance. Larger values can increase performance with indexed tables. However, if the value is too large, then you can cause thread starvation due to too few blocks for threads to work on.

Default 1048576
Minimum value 0
TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
timeStamp="string"

specifies to add a timestamp column to the table. Support for timeStamp is action-specific. Specify the value in the form that is appropriate for your session locale.

where={"string-1" <, "string-2", ...>}

specifies one or more expressions for subsetting the output data. When multiple expressions are specified, the expressions are effectively combined using AND to form the final output filter. If an expression contains quoted values, use nested quotation marks.

Python Syntax

casouttable={
"caslib":"string",
"compress":True | False,
"indexVars":["variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>],
"label":"string",
"lifetime":64-bit-integer,
"maxMemSize":64-bit-integer,
"memoryFormat":"DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD",
"name":"table-name",
"promote":True | False,
"replace":True | False,
"replication":integer,
"tableRedistUpPolicy":"DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE",
"threadBlockSize":64-bit-integer,
"timeStamp":"string",
"where":["string-1" <, "string-2", ...>]
}

Parameter Descriptions

"caslib":"string"

specifies the name of the caslib for the output table.

"compress":True | False

when set to True, applies data compression to the table.

Default False
"indexVars":["variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>]

specifies the list of variables to create indexes for in the output data.

"label":"string"

specifies the descriptive label to associate with the table.

"lifetime":64-bit-integer

specifies the number of seconds to keep the table in memory after it is last accessed. The table is dropped if it is not accessed for the specified number of seconds.

Default 0
Minimum value 0
"maxMemSize":64-bit-integer

specifies the maximum amount of memory, in bytes, that each thread should allocate for in-memory blocks before converting to a memory-mapped file. Files are written in the directories that are specified in the CAS_DISK_CACHE environment variable.

TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
"memoryFormat":"DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD"

specifies the memory format for the output table.

Default INHERIT
DVR

use the duplicate value reduction memory format. This memory format can reduce the memory consumption and file size when the input data contains duplicate values.

INHERIT

use the default memory format that is set for the server. By default, the server uses the standard memory format. If an administrator sets the CAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_FORMAT environment variable to DVR, then the DVR memory format is set as the default for the server.

STANDARD

use the standard memory format.

"name":"table-name"

specifies the name for the output table.

"promote":True | False

when set to True, adds the output table with a global scope. This enables other sessions to access the table, subject to access controls. The target caslib must also have a global scope.

Default False
"replace":True | False

when set to True, overwrites an existing table that has the same name.

Default False
"replication":integer

specifies the number of copies of the table to make for fault tolerance. Larger values result in slower performance and use more memory, but provide high availability for data in the event of a node failure. Data redundancy applies to distributed servers only.

Default 1
Minimum value 0
"tableRedistUpPolicy":"DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE"

Specifies the Table Redistribution Policy when the number of worker pods increases on a running CAS server.

DEFER

Defer redistribution policy selection to higher-level entity.

NOREDIST

Do not redistribute table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

REBALANCE

Rebalance table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

"threadBlockSize":64-bit-integer

specifies the number of bytes to use for blocks in the output table. The blocks are read by threads. Gradually increase this value when you have a large table with millions or billions of rows and you are tuning for performance. Larger values can increase performance with indexed tables. However, if the value is too large, then you can cause thread starvation due to too few blocks for threads to work on.

Default 1048576
Minimum value 0
TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
"timeStamp":"string"

specifies to add a timestamp column to the table. Support for timeStamp is action-specific. Specify the value in the form that is appropriate for your session locale.

"where":["string-1" <, "string-2", ...>]

specifies one or more expressions for subsetting the output data. When multiple expressions are specified, the expressions are effectively combined using AND to form the final output filter. If an expression contains quoted values, use nested quotation marks.

R Syntax

casouttable=list(
caslib="string",
compress=TRUE | FALSE,
indexVars=list("variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>),
label="string",
lifetime=64-bit-integer,
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer,
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD",
name="table-name",
promote=TRUE | FALSE,
replace=TRUE | FALSE,
replication=integer,
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE",
threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer,
timeStamp="string",
where=list("string-1" <, "string-2", ...>)
)

Parameter Descriptions

caslib="string"

specifies the name of the caslib for the output table.

compress=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, applies data compression to the table.

Default FALSE
indexVars=list("variable-name-1" <, "variable-name-2", ...>)

specifies the list of variables to create indexes for in the output data.

label="string"

specifies the descriptive label to associate with the table.

lifetime=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of seconds to keep the table in memory after it is last accessed. The table is dropped if it is not accessed for the specified number of seconds.

Default 0
Minimum value 0
maxMemSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the maximum amount of memory, in bytes, that each thread should allocate for in-memory blocks before converting to a memory-mapped file. Files are written in the directories that are specified in the CAS_DISK_CACHE environment variable.

TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
memoryFormat="DVR" | "INHERIT" | "STANDARD"

specifies the memory format for the output table.

Default INHERIT
DVR

use the duplicate value reduction memory format. This memory format can reduce the memory consumption and file size when the input data contains duplicate values.

INHERIT

use the default memory format that is set for the server. By default, the server uses the standard memory format. If an administrator sets the CAS_DEFAULT_MEMORY_FORMAT environment variable to DVR, then the DVR memory format is set as the default for the server.

STANDARD

use the standard memory format.

name="table-name"

specifies the name for the output table.

promote=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, adds the output table with a global scope. This enables other sessions to access the table, subject to access controls. The target caslib must also have a global scope.

Default FALSE
replace=TRUE | FALSE

when set to True, overwrites an existing table that has the same name.

Default FALSE
replication=integer

specifies the number of copies of the table to make for fault tolerance. Larger values result in slower performance and use more memory, but provide high availability for data in the event of a node failure. Data redundancy applies to distributed servers only.

Default 1
Minimum value 0
tableRedistUpPolicy="DEFER" | "NOREDIST" | "REBALANCE"

Specifies the Table Redistribution Policy when the number of worker pods increases on a running CAS server.

DEFER

Defer redistribution policy selection to higher-level entity.

NOREDIST

Do not redistribute table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

REBALANCE

Rebalance table data when the number of worker pods changes on a running CAS server.

threadBlockSize=64-bit-integer

specifies the number of bytes to use for blocks in the output table. The blocks are read by threads. Gradually increase this value when you have a large table with millions or billions of rows and you are tuning for performance. Larger values can increase performance with indexed tables. However, if the value is too large, then you can cause thread starvation due to too few blocks for threads to work on.

Default 1048576
Minimum value 0
TIP You can enclose the value in quotation marks and specify B, K, M, G, or T as a suffix to indicate the units. For example, "8M" specifies eight megabytes.
timeStamp="string"

specifies to add a timestamp column to the table. Support for timeStamp is action-specific. Specify the value in the form that is appropriate for your session locale.

where=list("string-1" <, "string-2", ...>)

specifies one or more expressions for subsetting the output data. When multiple expressions are specified, the expressions are effectively combined using AND to form the final output filter. If an expression contains quoted values, use nested quotation marks.

Last updated: November 23, 2025