What is the purpose and meaning of the TIME keyword and what
JCL statement is it associated with?



What is the purpose and meaning of the TIME keyword and what JCL statement is it associated with?..

Answer / guest

TIME specifies the maximum CPU time allocated for a
particular job or job step. If TIME is in the JOB card, it
relates to the entire job; if in the EXEC statement, it
relates to the job step.

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