Maximum number of steps

SSR · New User Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 38

hi,

Can anyone please let me know how many steps(maximum) can we give in a jcl

Thanks
SSR

prabs2006 · Active User Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 103

sunojsm · New User Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 33 Location: Andorra

ya its 255 only

unni_nss · New User Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 19

Hi,
Is it 255 or 225.I think its 225.let me know,if i am wrong.
Unni.

jackal · New User Joined: 21 Jan 2006 Posts: 48 Location: india

Hi,max step limit is 255.
Jackal

SSR · New User Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 38

hi all,

Thanks a lot.

umeshkmrsh · New User Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 79 Location: India

WOW!! you all said its .... 255

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 4:49 pm

From the manual...

Smarty · New User Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

Hi all,

You all have given the answer as 255. but can anyone please tell me why is the max. no of steps=255. I was asked this in an interview and what is the max no. of EXEC statements in a step and in a JOB???

nuthan · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:37 pm

Hi,
I think Allowable ABENDs for a routine is 0-255 . thats why max no of steps in a job is 255.
Max no exec statements in a job is 255.
There is no meaning of max no of exec statements in a step. why bexause one step will contain one exec statament.

Smarty · New User Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 2

But the step name is not mandatory until reference is required to the step. so, we can write the first EXEC statement with STEP01 and after that without the stepnames. So, in this case what is the maximum number of EXEC statements in the whole job?

nuthan · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:26 pm

Hi,
In a whole job the max no of EXEC statements are 255 irrespective of wether u gave step names or not.

KS · New User Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 91 Location: Chennai

Hi SSR

A maximum of 255 EXEC statement can be coded in an single job.

But if there is a situation, where we need to code more than 255 steps in a JOB then we need to split the jcl into two jcls , at the end of the first jcl check the condition code and initiate the second jcl.

DavidatK · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 3:19 am

SSR,
Smarty,

kumaresh.M · New User Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 64 Location: Bangalore

hi guys if we give more than 255 steps what happen to my job?
what error i got?
anybody try this,

with regards,
kumaresh.M

nuthan · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:09 pm

Hi,
if u gave more than 255 steps ur job will get an error like 'job has exceed max no of exec statements'

Rupesh.Kothari · Member of the Month Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 463

Hi,

Ayyappan · New User Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 31 Location: India

Hi,

If we give more than 255 steps, we will get JCL error as per Priyesh's post.

Thanks.
Ayyappan

martin9 · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:39 pm

pls, try yourself...
just note, all steps must not past the 255 limit,
including procedure steps! but don't do it,
you will loose oversight, instead design small
portions and split such large objects in several
small ones...

martin9