Timer activity infinite loop and Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Timer activity infinite loop and Daylight Saving Time (DST).

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Article ID: KB0092733

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Products Versions
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks -
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Description

Description:
The Timer activity becomes stuck in an infinite loop when the system time changed to Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Symptoms:
Timer triggers repeatedly and becomes stuck in an infinite loop. This leads to the entry "java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space" in the BW log.

Cause:
This is caused by the following defect:

BW-16684 - The Timer activity went into an infinite loop on the Daylight Saving Time beginning day.

Issue/Introduction

Timer activity infinite loop and Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Resolution

This issue has been addressed in TIBCO Businessworks 5.12 , BW 5.11 hotfix-14 and BW 5.10 hotfix-19.

Additional Information

LBN 43629 TIBCO BusinessWorks 5.11.0 Hotfix-14 is available.
LBN 43885 TIBCO BusinessWorks 5.10.0 Hotfix-19 is available.