RESOLVED - issue BATCH-1210: AbstractStep overwrites custom exit status for STOPPED steps

Need a less severe default status for stopping with an exception

spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/AbstractStep.java

@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractStep implements Step, InitializingBean, BeanNameAw
 		stepExecution.setStatus(BatchStatus.STARTED);
 		getJobRepository().update(stepExecution);
 
-		ExitStatus exitStatus = ExitStatus.FAILED;
+		// Start with a default value that will be trumped by anything
+		ExitStatus exitStatus = ExitStatus.EXECUTING;
 		Exception commitException = null;
 
 		StepSynchronizationManager.register(stepExecution);