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   '-WAIT--(--numsecs--,--numretries--)-'   

The WAIT keyword specifies the maximum wait time, and the number of attempts permitted, for a CONSOLIDATE operation to obtain control of a data set.

numsecs

Specifies a decimal number (0-255) that designates the interval, in seconds, to wait before attempting another pass through the list of selected data sets.

numretries

Specifies a decimal number (0-99) that designates the number of attempts permitted to obtain control of a data set.

The default for numsecs, numretries is (2,2), which specifies two retries at a two-second intervals. To avoid waiting for a resource, specify zero (0) for either numsecs or numretries.

The WAIT keyword does not control wait or retry attempts for system resources (such as the VTOC and the VVDS). For system resources, the default wait time is three seconds and the default retry count is 30. This results in a total wait time of 90 seconds.

For information about controlling the wait or retry attempts for system resources, see Controlling the wait/retry time for serialization of system resources (PN11523).