DFS1701I SC=04 FORMAT ffffff HAS NO MESSAGES AND REQUIRES FURTHER COMPILATION

Explanation

FORMAT SET is incomplete; no valid message block was found.

System action

The FMT block is stored in the referral library. Processing continues with the next FMT set, if any. If there is at least one valid FMT set at the end of the preprocessor phase, control is given to phase 1. Otherwise, control is returned to z/OS®.

Programmer response

Specify a valid input and output message block, and rerun FORMAT SET.