APK117S DATA IN AN INPUT RECORD OR RESOURCE IS INVALID: LENGTH INDICATED IN THE STRUCTURED FIELD INTRODUCER IS INCORRECT FOR structuredfield STRUCTURED FIELD.

Explanation

The length indicated by the structured-field introducer specifies an incorrect number of bytes for the structured field identified in this message. This error is caused by one of these :
  • The Extension or Padding Indicator flags in the structured-field introducer are set incorrectly.
  • One or more of the parameters in the structured field that is not valid contain too many bytes of data.

In some cases, the length of a structured field is specified in a parameter located in another structured field. For example, the length of Fixed Data Text (FDX) structured field is specified in the SIZE parameter of the Fixed Data Size (FDS) structured field.

System action

ACIF stops processing the print data set and issues a message identifying the position of the structured field in the data stream or resource.

System programmer response

If an IBM® licensed program was used to create the structured fields for the print data set or the resource with the error, verify that the input to that program was valid. If the input was valid, refer to your system's diagnosis reference for assistance in determining the source of the problem.

User response

If you created the structured fields for the print data set or resource, ensure that the LENGTH parameter in the structured-field introducer specifies a valid length for the structured field. Also ensure that the number of bytes in the structured-field parameter matches the length specified in the structured-field introducer. Refer to Data Stream and Object Architectures Mixed Object Document Content Architecture Reference or Advanced Function Presentation: Programming Guide and Line Data Reference for more information about the structured-field introducer.

If the structured field has no error, the error might be an ACIF logic error. If you used a program to create the structured fields for the print data set or resource, contact your system programmer.