Maximum record wait time (WAITRCD)

Specifies the number of seconds the program waits for the completion of a read-from-invited-devices operation. If a record is not returned from any of the invited program devices in the specified amount of time, a notify message is sent to the program. This parameter has no effect on an input operation directed to a single device.

The possible values are:

*NOMAX
No limit on the time the system waits for the completion of the operation.

*IMMED
The program does not wait. If a record is not available when the read-from-invited-devices operation is done, a notify message is sent to the program.

user defined
Specify the maximum number of seconds that the program waits. Valid values range from 1 through 32767 seconds.

*CMDDFT
The system default is used.