Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP
BOTH, by default ?

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Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / rakesh

Answer #1 and #2 are wrong!
The time which is lesser in Job or step will b considered
and not the Job time always!

Is This Answer Correct ?    5 Yes 1 No

Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / harikumar.ch

CPU time is assigned at JOB level, if any step/steps
exceeding the time limit results in abend(s322).

Time specified at job level overrides the time
specified at step level.

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Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / raghu

step overides job in the time parameter

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 1 No

Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / aloke deb

Both the above answers are logically correct, but they
don't answer the query. The CPU Time is by default decided
during the installation( I guess this is at a JOB level and
not a Step level)

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 2 No

Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / vssd

CPU time is assigned at JOB level, if any step/steps
exceeding the time limit results in abend.

Time specified at job level, overrides if any time
specified at step level.

Please correct me, if wrong.

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 7 No

Is CPU time (TIME parameter) assigned to a JOB and JOBSTEP BOTH, by default ? ..

Answer / venu

it's correct answer. job dominates step

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 6 No

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