The OPTNET Procedure

Macro Variables

The OPTNET procedure defines one summary macro variable that reports the overall status and one detailed macro variable for each completed algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status of the OPTNET procedure upon termination. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the procedure at termination. The STATUS term can take one of the following values:

OK

The procedure terminated normally.

OUT_OF_MEMORY

Insufficient memory was allocated to the procedure.

INTERRUPTED

The procedure was interrupted by the user during the input or setup phase.

ERROR

The procedure encountered an error.

BICONCOMP

indicates the status of the biconnected components algorithm at termination. This algorithm is described in the section Biconnected Components and Articulation Points. The BICONCOMP term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

CLIQUE

indicates the status of the clique-finding algorithms at termination. These algorithms are described in the section Clique. The CLIQUE term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

INTERRUPTED

The algorithm was interrupted by the user.

TIMELIMIT

The algorithm reached its execution time limit, which is specified in the MAXTIME= option in the CLIQUE statement.

SOLUTION_LIM

The algorithm reached its limit on the number of cliques found, which is specified in the MAXCLIQUES= option in the CLIQUE statement.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

CONCOMP

indicates the status of the connected components algorithm at termination. This algorithm is described in the section Connected Components. The CONCOMP term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

CYCLE

indicates the status of the cycle detection algorithm at termination. This algorithm is described in the section Cycle. The CYCLE term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

TIMELIMIT

The algorithm reached its execution time limit, which is specified in the MAXTIME= option in the CYCLE statement.

SOLUTION_LIM

The algorithm reached its limit on the number of cycles found, which is specified in the MAXCYCLES= option in the CYCLE statement.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

LAP

indicates the status of the linear assignment solver at termination. This solver is described in the section Linear Assignment (Matching). The LAP term can take one of the following values:

OPTIMAL

The solution is optimal.

INFEASIBLE

The problem is infeasible.

ERROR

The solver encountered an error.

MCF

indicates the status of the minimum-cost network flow solver at termination. This solver is described in the section Minimum-Cost Network Flow. The MCF term can take one of the following values:

OPTIMAL

The solution is optimal.

OPTIMAL_COND

The solution is optimal, but some infeasibilities (primal or bound) exceed tolerances because of scaling.

INFEASIBLE

The problem is infeasible.

UNBOUNDED

The problem is unbounded.

TIMELIMIT

The solver reached its execution time limit, which is specified in the MAXTIME= option in the MINCOSTFLOW statement.

FAIL_NOSOL

The solver stopped because of errors and did not find a solution.

ERROR

The solver encountered an error.

MINCUT

indicates the status of the minimum-cut solver at termination. This solver is described in the section Minimum Cut. The MINCUT term can take one of the following values:

OPTIMAL

The solution is optimal.

INFEASIBLE

The problem is infeasible.

INTERRUPTED

The solver was interrupted by the user.

ERROR

The solver encountered an error.

MST

indicates the status of the minimum spanning tree solver at termination. This solver is described in the section Minimum Spanning Tree. The MST term can take one of the following values:

OPTIMAL

The solution is optimal.

INTERRUPTED

The algorithm was interrupted by the user.

ERROR

The solver encountered an error.

SHORTPATH

indicates the status of the shortest path algorithms at termination. These algorithms are described in the section Shortest Path. The SHORTPATH term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

INTERRUPTED

The algorithm was interrupted by the user.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

TRANSCL

indicates the status of the transitive closure algorithm at termination. This algorithm is described in the section Transitive Closure. The TRANSCL term can take one of the following values:

OK

The algorithm terminated normally.

INTERRUPTED

The algorithm was interrupted by the user.

ERROR

The algorithm encountered an error.

TSP

indicates the status of the traveling salesman problem solver at termination. This algorithm is described in the section Traveling Salesman Problem. The TSP term can take one of the following values:

OPTIMAL

The solution is optimal.

OPTIMAL_AGAP

The solution is optimal within the absolute gap that is specified in the ABSOBJGAP= option.

OPTIMAL_RGAP

The solution is optimal within the relative gap that is specified in the RELOBJGAP= option.

OPTIMAL_COND

The solution is optimal, but some infeasibilities (primal, bound, or integer) exceed tolerances because of scaling.

TARGET

The solution is not worse than the target that is specified in the TARGET= option.

INFEASIBLE

The problem is infeasible.

UNBOUNDED

The problem is unbounded.

INFEASIBLE_OR_UNBOUNDED

The problem is infeasible or unbounded.

SOLUTION_LIM

The solver reached the maximum number of solutions specified in the MAXSOLS= option.

NODE_LIM_SOL

The solver reached the maximum number of nodes specified in the MAXNODES= option and found a solution.

NODE_LIM_NOSOL

The solver reached the maximum number of nodes specified in the MAXNODES= option and did not find a solution.

TIME_LIM_SOL

The solver reached the execution time limit specified in the MAXTIME= option and found a solution.

TIME_LIM_NOSOL

The solver reached the execution time limit specified in the MAXTIME= option and did not find a solution.

HEURISTIC_SOL

The solver used only heuristics and found a solution.

HEURISTIC_NOSOL

The solver used only heuristics and did not find a solution.

ABORT_SOL

The solver was stopped by the user but still found a solution.

ABORT_NOSOL

The solver was stopped by the user and did not find a solution.

OUTMEM_SOL

The solver ran out of memory but still found a solution.

OUTMEM_NOSOL

The solver ran out of memory and either did not find a solution or failed to output the solution due to insufficient memory.

FAIL_SOL

The solver stopped due to errors but still found a solution.

FAIL_NOSOL

The solver stopped due to errors and did not find a solution.

Each algorithm reports its own status information in an additional macro variable. The following sections provide more information about these macro variables.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_BICONCOMP_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_BICONCOMP_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate biconnected components. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term BICONCOMP in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

NUM_COMPONENTS

indicates the number of biconnected components found by the algorithm.

NUM_ARTICULATION_POINTS

indicates the number of articulation points found by the algorithm.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_CLIQUE_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_CLIQUE_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate cliques. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term CLIQUE in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

NUM_CLIQUES

indicates the number of cliques found by the algorithm.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_CONCOMP_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_CONCOMP_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate connected components. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term CONCOMP in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

NUM_COMPONENTS

indicates the number of connected components found by the algorithm.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_CYCLE_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_CYCLE_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate cycles. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term CYCLE in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

NUM_CYCLES

indicates the number of cycles found by the algorithm.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_LAP_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_LAP_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to solve the linear assignment problem. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the solver at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term LAP in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

OBJECTIVE

indicates the total weight of the minimum linear assignment.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_MCF_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_MCF_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to solve the minimum-cost network flow problem. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the solver at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term MCF in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

OBJECTIVE

indicates the total link weight of the minimum-cost network flow.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_MINCUT_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_MINCUT_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to find the minimum cut. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term MINCUT in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

OBJECTIVE

indicates the total link weight of the minimum cut.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_MST_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_MST_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to solve the minimum spanning tree problem. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the solver at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term MST in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

OBJECTIVE

indicates the total link weight of the minimum spanning tree.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the solver.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_SHORTPATH_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_SHORTPATH_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate shortest paths. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term SHORTPATH in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

NUM_PATHS

indicates the number of shortest paths that the algorithm finds.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_TRANSCL_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_TRANSCL_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to calculate transitive closure. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the algorithm at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term TRANSCL in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Macro Variable _OROPTNET_TSP_

The OPTNET procedure defines a macro variable named _OROPTNET_TSP_. This variable contains a character string that indicates the status and some basic statistics about the results of the algorithm that PROC OPTNET uses to solve the traveling salesman problem. The various terms of the variable are interpreted as follows:

STATUS

indicates the status of the solver at termination. The STATUS term takes the same value as the term TSP in the _OROPTNET_ macro as defined in the section Macro Variable _OROPTNET_.

OBJECTIVE

indicates the objective value that the solver obtains at termination.

RELATIVE_GAP

specifies the relative gap between the best integer objective (BestInteger) and the objective of the best remaining node (BestBound) upon termination of the solver. The relative gap is equal to

\[ \mid \mbox{BestInteger} - \mbox{BestBound}\mid / \left(\mbox{1E$-$10}~ + \mid \mbox{BestBound}\mid \right) \]
ABSOLUTE_GAP

specifies the absolute gap between the best integer objective (BestInteger) and the objective of the best remaining node (BestBound) upon termination of the solver. The absolute gap is equal to

\[ \mid \mbox{BestInteger} - \mbox{BestBound}\mid \]
PRIMAL_INFEASIBILITY

indicates the maximum (absolute) violation of the primal constraints by the solution.

BOUND_INFEASIBILITY

indicates the maximum (absolute) violation by the solution of the lower or upper bounds (or both).

INTEGER_INFEASIBILITY

indicates the maximum (absolute) violation of the integrality of integer variables that are returned by the solver.

BEST_BOUND

specifies the best linear programming objective value of all unprocessed nodes in the branch-and-bound tree at the end of execution. A missing value indicates that the solver has processed either all or none of the nodes in the branch-and-bound tree.

NODES

specifies the number of nodes enumerated by the solver by using the branch-and-bound algorithm.

ITERATIONS

indicates the number of simplex iterations taken to solve the problem.

CPU_TIME

indicates the CPU time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

REAL_TIME

indicates the real time (in seconds) taken by the algorithm.

Note: The time reported in PRESOLVE_TIME and SOLUTION_TIME is either CPU time (default) or real time. The type is determined by the TIMETYPE= option.