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Introduction

This manual contains all error, warning, and informational messages that CA Ideal generates. Some of these messages are issued when the user makes an error, some are produced when CA Ideal requires a response from the user, and some messages simply provide information about the activity the user performed.

Each message description includes an explanation of the error and possible corrective actions.

Organization

The messages in this guide are arranged numerically in their alphabetical identifiers.

The CA Ideal message format is described in the section Conventions for Standard CA Ideal Error Messages later in this chapter. The message identifiers shown in this guide consist only of message identification. They do not contain the asynchronous task number or the region number and product code. This is because the asynchronous task number does not always occur, and the presence of the region number and product code depend on both the circumstances under which the message is produced and where it is displayed. Therefore, it is not possible to predict what appears in these positions in a message.

Note: Messages contained in a compilation listing or as part of the display that results from a DISPLAY, PRINT, or CATALOG DATAVIEW command are always displayed in the short format used in this guide, without a task number, region number, or product code.

Other messages displayed are described in the documentation corresponding to the message product code. The message identifier appears with one of the following product codes:

ID

Described in this manual.

IC

See the CA IPC Messages and Codes.

DD

See the CA Datacom/DB Message Guide.

DQ

See the CA Dataquery Message Guide.

Notation Conventions

The conventions shown in the following table are used in the command formats throughout this guide:

Notation

Description

UPPERCASE

Displays commands or keywords you must code exactly as shown.

lowercase

Displays information you must supply. For example, DASD space parameters can appear as xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx.

Underscoring

Shows either a default value in a screen image or represents the highlighting of a word in a screen image.

Brackets [ ]

You can select one of the items enclosed by the brackets; none of the enclosed items is required.

Braces { }

You must select one of the items enclosed by the braces.

Vertical Bar |

Separates options. One vertical bar separates two options, two vertical bars separate three options, and so on. You must select one of the options.

Ellipsis ...

You can repeat the word or clause that immediately precedes the ellipsis.

Conventions for Standard CA Ideal Error Messages

CA Ideal error messages appear in several places. Many messages appear on the message line of the terminal screen. However, messages can also appear in other places. If an error occurs during signon, a message appears in the top line of the signon screen. Messages also display in ADRLOG as the result of a DISPLAY ERROR command, or as the result of a CALL to ADPLOG. Finally, messages can appear in a compilation listing or at the bottom of the display that results from a CATALOG, DISPLAY, or PRINT DATAVIEW command.

Messages display in the following format:

#t-r-ppxxxxxxxxs - "text"
#t

Identifies the asynchronous task number, included only for messages generated during an asynchronous compile. For all other messages except those generated by a network print, this position is blank. Asynchronous task numbers are not included in this guide's descriptions of error messages.

r

Identifies the number of the terminal region where the message applies. Region numbers are not included in this guide's descriptions of error messages.

pp

Identifies the product code. This part of the message identifier tells you what was in control when the message was issued. The messages in this guide all have the product code ID, because this guide contains only CA Ideal messages.

xxxxxxxx

Identifies the error message identification. For CA Ideal messages, the first two letters represent one of the following codes:

AD Administrative Services error

AE Application Execution error

AP Application Plan error

AR Application Resource error

CM Compile error

DE Data Entity error

DV Dataview error

ED Editor error

IN Index Processing Command error

OP IDOPTSCB Assembly error

RP Report Writer error

SD Symbolic Debugger error

SE Subsystem Editor error

ST Source Transport error

UT Utility error

s

Identifies the message severity code. The code is one of the follows:

A (ACTION)

Indicates the operator or user must perform a specific action.

C (CRITICAL)

Indicates a critical error occurred. Notify CA Ideal Technical Support.

D (DIRECTIVE)

Indicates the operator or user must carry out an action other than a console reply.

E (ERROR)

Indicates an error that does not terminate processing occurred.

F (FATAL)

Indicates a fatal error that terminates processing occurred.

I (INFORMATION)

Indicates Informational message only. No action is required.

T (TERMINATE)

Indicates an error that terminates processing has occurred.

W (WARNING)

Indicates the executor detected a condition that can lead to incorrect or unexpected results.

Example:

For example, in the following error message:

#0-2-IDCMASYD10I
#0

Indicates that the message was generated from the first asynchronous task

2

Indicates display region number 2 on the terminal

ID

Indicates a CA Ideal message

CMASYSD10

Is the message identification with CM indicating a Compile error

I

Indicates that Information is the severity level.

In this guide, messages are listed beginning with the message identification.