Use the LIMIT keyword on SEARCH type of subcommands to limit the number of entries DFSMSrmm returns. To conserve use of system resources, such as dynamic storage, DFSMSrmm suspends a search operation after the number of entries matches the limit value you specify or the default limit value.

When you issue an RMM TSO Search type of subcommand, you can use the LIMIT operand to limit the number of entries returned. DFSMSrmm ends the search because the limit you set is reached or all available entries have been returned.

For an application program, the DFSMSrmm API causes DFSMSrmm to resume the search. LIMIT does not limit the total number of entries that the DFSMSrmm API returns to your application program and you cannot use LIMIT to end the subcommand before you have received all of the entries for a subcommand. Instead, you can specify OPERATION=CONTINUE regardless of whether limit has been reached, or begin a new command, or use EDGXCI OPERATION=RELEASE.