Preventing Infinite Loops

Use the following methods to prevent infinite loops during a run of utility CTOFANCI:

• Specify a time limit in the JCL JOB statement that is used to activate utility CTOFANCI.
• Manually monitor execution of the conversion utility.

  Under normal circumstances, new rules are added to the RPTRULES report every few seconds. The number of rules that can be observed at runtime depends on the block size of the file to which the report is being written. If the RPTRULES report is not updated at the expected frequency, cancel execution of utility CTOFANCI.

• Manually monitor the messages produced by the utility.

  Utility CTOFANCI issues progress message CTOF28I each time a specified number of input rules and/or members are processed. If this message stops appearing at the expected frequency, cancel execution of utility CTOFANCI.

If an infinite loop occurs, cancel the job and use the instructions in Appendix B to report the problem to your BMC Customer Support representative.