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Re: Maximum number of records reached for file

I have set several files at *NOMAX and we do have runway jobs that wipe out our disk space, which is similar to yours in size. We are on modified BPCS. Consider some program that does something, then prints an audit trail. Consider some bug or data base corruption that causes the program to go into a loop. What bombs us is when the report reaches 999,999,999 pages. With a high speed computer, it does not take long to get there.
I have modified a report so that when it fills up, it splits the output and starts another. I have a DSPLOG CL that captures all instances of a file getting larger, then I periodically review that to see if some of those files need to be resized. Also, after major reorg removal of ancient records, I review some of the files involved, to see if it makes sense to downsize how much disk space they are eating, saving the upsize growth provisions.
I don't have the time to prevent every surprise. I focus on those that reoccur frequently. I would consider your problem ... twice in one year, to be a small irritant. A more common irritant for me is some job getting stuck in JOBQ holding up a parade, or access sluggishness, and by the time it lets me in, there is no evidence as to what caused that.
I can access our 400 from the office and from home. Before I go beddybye, I often check on our system to see if anything hung. Ditto when I wake up. Thus, for every one problem that inconveniences the mass of users, there are 100 problems that I intercepted and repaired before they even found out that there was a problem.
How can I avoid CPA4072 messages (Maximum number of records reached for file XXXXX) from being issued for MAPICS reports after hours and preventing backups and MRP from running? This occurred once in May and again last night. In May, it was the AMI2TRP file, last night it was the AMQ2MRP file.
I could increase the MAXRCDS in the MAPICS printer overrides, but we have over 1,000 overrides. I think the default is set way too low. I'm thinking I should have a system reply list entry answer with *NOMAX. In today's day and age, can a runaway spooled file job eat up all the 200 Gb of free DASD we have? 

Thanks,

Bryan Burns
M.I.S. Department
ECHO, Incorporated

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