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Incomplete - Not finished

Enhanced Definition

In the context of mainframe operations and data processing, "Incomplete - Not finished" describes a state where a job, task, transaction, or data set has not reached its expected final or successful conclusion. This status indicates that processing was interrupted, terminated prematurely, or is still pending, requiring further action or resolution.

Key Characteristics

- Non-terminal State: It signifies an interim or unresolved status, contrasting with a COMPLETED or SUCCESSFUL state.
- Requires Intervention: Often necessitates manual or automated intervention to diagnose the cause, restart the process, or perform recovery actions.
- Potential for Data Inconsistency: An incomplete process might leave data in a partially updated, uncommitted, or inconsistent state, posing data integrity risks.
- Resource Utilization: Resources (e.g., CPU, memory, locks, I/O channels, data set allocations) might remain tied up until the incomplete process is resolved or cleaned up.
- Error Indication: Frequently associated with ABENDs (Abnormal Ends), system failures, operator cancellations, or logical errors within an application.

Use Cases

- Batch Job Status: A JCL batch job that ABENDs due to a data error, resource contention, or program bug is considered "incomplete" as it did not finish successfully.
- CICS Transaction Failure: A CICS online transaction that fails before committing its changes to a DB2 table or IMS database, leaving the transaction in an incomplete state requiring rollback.
- Data Set Creation/Update: A process attempting to create or update a VSAM or sequential data set that terminates prematurely, leaving the data set in a partially written or corrupted state.
- System Utility Execution: A utility like IDCAMS or DFSMSdss that fails during a copy or backup operation, resulting in an incomplete output data set.
- Long-running Processes: A started task or `