Multiple choice technology mainframe

The wait time limit was exceeded for a job or job step.

  1. S522

  2. S322

  3. S722

  4. S222
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Explanation

S522 is the IBM mainframe abend indicating that a job or job step exceeded the wait time limit specified in the JCL TIME parameter for waiting on a resource. This prevents jobs from indefinitely waiting for unavailable resources like datasets or locks.

AI explanation

In MVS/z-OS system completion codes, S522 specifically means the wait-time limit was exceeded for a job or job step (the job was cancelled by the system because it appeared to be hung/waiting too long). S322, S722, and S222 are different system abend codes tied to other conditions (e.g., S322 is CPU time-limit exceeded), so they don't correspond to the wait-time-exceeded scenario described.

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