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Diagnostic Messages

The following diagnostic information is provided on an input statement report when errors are encountered:

• The word ERROR or WARNING following the statement number of the erroneous source line
• A dollar sign ($), positioned:
  • Under the first character of the source line that could not be successfully processed
  • Under the period that terminates a map source statement to indicate that a logic error has occurred
• The action taken by the compiler for each mapping language statement, as follows:
  • ADDED—The statement is accepted and the definition is added in the data dictionary.
  • MODIFIED—The statement is accepted and the definition is modified in the data dictionary.
  • DELETED—The statement is accepted and the definition is deleted from the data dictionary.
  • NO ACTION—The statement is rejected. The NO ACTION message implies the following:
    • At least one E-level error has been detected.
    • No occurrence is added, modified, or deleted in the data dictionary for the statement.