Create rule S6938: Jobs number of steps should be below the hard limi…

…t of 255 (#3730) * Create rule S6938 * Add rule description * Only display Implementation spec on GitHub * Update rules/S6938/jcl/rule.adoc Co-authored-by: Rudy Regazzoni <[email protected]> * Change to bug version and remove parameter * Changing rule title * Address review comments * fix impact --------- Co-authored-by: sallaigy <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Gyula Sallai <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Rudy Regazzoni <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/rules/S6938/jcl/metadata.json b/rules/S6938/jcl/metadata.json
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+{
+  "title": "The number of steps in a job should be below 255",
+  "type": "BUG",
+  "status": "ready",
+  "remediation": {
+    "func": "Constant\/Issue",
+    "constantCost": "1h"
+  },
+  "tags": [
+    "brain-overload"
+  ],
+  "defaultSeverity": "Major",
+  "ruleSpecification": "RSPEC-6938",
+  "sqKey": "S6938",
+  "scope": "All",
+  "defaultQualityProfiles": ["Sonar way"],
+  "quickfix": "unknown",
+  "code": {
+    "impacts": {
+      "MAINTAINABILITY": "HIGH",
+      "RELIABILITY": "HIGH"
+    },
+    "attribute": "FOCUSED"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/rules/S6938/jcl/rule.adoc b/rules/S6938/jcl/rule.adoc
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+== Why is this an issue?
+
+JCL imposes a limit of a maximum of 255 steps in a single job, including steps executed within procedures called by EXEC statements. Going above this limit will result in a JCL error.
+
+== Resources
+
+=== Documentation
+
+* https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=tasks-entering-jobs[IBM reference - Entering Jobs]
+
+
+ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
+
+'''
+== Implementation Specification
+(visible only on this page)
+'''
+
+endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]
diff --git a/rules/S6938/metadata.json b/rules/S6938/metadata.json
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+{
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