if we have a job consist of two steps and each step calling
a proc having 10 steps each then how many steps are counted
only 2 or 22(10+10+1+1)? can we have more than 255 steps in
a single job?

Answer Posted / sridharaadi

The steps conted: 2
we can not have more than 255 steps in a job.

Cheers,
Aadi

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