When an activation group is deleted, its resources are reclaimed. The resources include static storage and open files. A *NEW activation group is deleted when the program it is associated with returns to its caller.
Named activation groups are persistent. You must delete them explicitly. Otherwise they end only when the job ends. The storage associated with programs running in named activation groups is not released until these activation groups are deleted.
The OPM default activation group is also a persistent activation group. The storage associated with ILE programs running in the default activation group is released either when you sign off (for an interactive job) or when the job ends (for a batch job).
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