Look at "CPU-Time Variation" in the z/OS 2.1 SMF manual. It states
" There are many reasons why CPU time varies between different runs of the same job or job step. The following list describes some of the major causes of variation:........" and the goes on to enumerate many possible causes. Although I can't find it in this version of the manual, there was a statement in the past that indicated CPU time could *NOT* be expected to be identical between multiple runs of the same job/step/input/output combination. HTH, <snip>: > Hello. I have a program that i am executing 2 times the number of records > that is processed is same in both the time, but i am seeing CPU execution > times are different. Can someone throw some light on why this is comming as > different? </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
