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Subject: Device Allocation
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Date: 8 Feb 90 22:16:38 GMT
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Yep, Its official according Level 2 and every reply I received it works as
designed.  The messages manual's entry for 'IEF433D .. REPLY 'HOLD' OR 'NOHOLD'
could be a lot more informative!

A job waiting on a unit to come available is actually waiting for an eligible
unit to go through unallocation.  The only place the waiting job is posted is
unallocation.  Level 2 said they had closed an APAR and accepted a suggestion
to have a vary online of an eligible unit to post the waiting task.


                                         Thanks for all the help
                                         (and I promise to never
                                          never answer HOLD)

                                          Keith Campbell
                                          SYSKEC.GSUVM|.BITNET
                                          Ga. State University
                                          Systems Support