Regaring Time parameter in job card and step

teja goud · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 14 Location: india

Hi to all,
recently i attend an interview , the interviewer asked me one question regarding time parameter,

in job step mentioned 10 , in step1 time mentioned 10 and in step2 time mentioned 20 , so in this case what will happen the job...

i said job time will override the step time ..is it correct or wrong
please give me the solutions

// job card ,......,....., Time=10
//step1 exec ............, time =10
//step2 exec.............. time =20

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thanks to all in advance

Binop B · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:21 pm

Hi Teja,

Am not very sure the "question" you have posted here is complete. Anyway a reference is given below which might help you understand the logic.

JCL TIME parameter in JOB and STEP

teja goud · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 14 Location: india

thanks binop,

actually the interviewer intention is the job ll abend or execute if it is successful how much time the job will take to execute .....

thanks

Bill Woodger · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:58 pm

teja goud · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 14 Location: india

Thanks bill woodger,

Binop B · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:24 pm

Oh God .. Hope Bill is in a good mood today ...

chaky · New User Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Bangalore

Yes, job will abend if it is taking more than 10 secs to execute both the steps. A step will take maximum time alocated on the step level, but the combined time taken for all the steps can not be more than the time on the job card.

chaky · New User Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 20 Location: Bangalore

Also, did you attend the igate interview? it is a very common question over there for interview.

teja goud · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 14 Location: india

thanks chaky......
no no am not attended igate interview , i attended another company ......

Bill Woodger · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:38 pm

Am I not always, Binop?

The JOB, any steps in combination which can include only one step, cannot take more time than is specified on any time parameter on the JOB card.

An individual step, cannot take more time than anything specified on the Exec card.

If you have JOB with Time=(,1) and EXEC with Time=(,2) the step will abend (S322) if more than one second of CPU time is consumed, due to what it says on the JOB card. So, it doesn't get to the second part of what I say. It abends under the first condition, making the second irrelevant.

Edit: Opportunity to fix some typos.

teja goud · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2011 Posts: 14 Location: india

thanks to all

Bill Woodger · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:08 pm

Just try it and have done with it. Site standards probably dictate how you should use TIME at any given installation. TIME on EXEC greater than TIME on JOB is illogical, but not a JCL error.