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I do not think there's anything technical in it.
Just some jobs will run better at expense of others.
If they are really so important then they should have higher priority,
but this is a management decision, not technical.

    Best regards,

          Alexei Pytel



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graap, Ken [SMTP:keg@gasco.gasco.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 23, 1998 5:19 PM
> To:   'Midrange'
> Subject:      RUNPTY
> 
> Hello -
> 
> Some of the users on our system like to adjust the RUNPTY of their
> batch
> jobs with the reasoning that their job is more important than anyone
> else's...
> 
> When they get impatient they change the RUNPTY from 50 to 30...
> 
> It is my understanding that it is best if you leave the RUNPTY's equal
> for all the batch jobs running in the same subsystem and memory pool
> and
> to let the system allocate resources as needed. 
> 
> I've always believed that raising the priority of one job in the
> pool/subsystem is poor system management....
> 
> Would anyone care to comment on this?
> 
> I want to discuss this practice with our users, but if lowering
> RUNPTY's
> isn't a big deal then I won't pursue it..
> 
> thanx in advance...
> 
> Kenneth
> 
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>   AS/400 Systems Administrator
>     NW Natural - Information Services
>              System Services
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>         keg@nwnatural.com
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