Plausibility checks

The SM2U1 utility routine is aware of the SM2 output file format and performs the following checks for system-global SM2 output files:

1. Are the input files SM2 output files?

   The presence of the OPEN record at the beginning of a file indicates that the input file is an output file.

2. Have the individual input files been closed with a CLOSE record?

   If not, a system failure CLOSE record is created and a message is output to this effect.

3. Are the dates in the SM2 cycles in ascending order?

The following plausibility check is performed in conjunction with the “merge user-specific SM2 output files” function:

Are the input files user-specific SM2 output files?

The criterion for this is the corresponding START record of the user task monitoring facility.