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Object documentation Activity Level (OS/400)  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

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An activity level assures system resources for a job. A job that cannot get an available activity level is ineligible.

In interactive environments, there are usually more jobs running than there is space for them to run in. Before a job can become active, there must be sufficient space in main storage. Activity levels are set for each pool in the system, which restrict the number of jobs that can be in main storage at any one time.

If an activity level is available, the job becomes active and starts processing in main storage. If no activity level is available, the job becomes ineligible. When this happens, the job is placed in the ineligible queue until an activity level becomes available.

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OS/400 Wait States