MAXACT parameter

The maximum activity level (MAXACT) parameter specifies the maximum number of jobs that can be concurrently started and that remain active through a job queue entry, communications entry, routing entry, or work station entry. A job is considered active from the time it starts running until it is completed. This includes time when:

• The job is actually being processed.
• The job is waiting for a response from a work station user.
• The job is started and available for processing but is not actually using the processor. For example, it might have used up its time slice and is waiting for another time slice.
• The job is started but is not available for processing. For example, it could be waiting for a message to arrive on its message queue.

Values allowed

*NOMAX: There is no maximum number of jobs that can be active at the same time.

maximum-active-jobs: Specify a value that indicates the maximum number of jobs that can be concurrently active through this entry.

See the Work Management book for a description of activity level controls.