DFS3957I cccccccc FORMATTING TERMINATED -- INVALID ADDRESS CHARACTERS IN ARGUMENT

Explanation

The named option ADDRESS argument contained non-hexadecimal characters, where cccccccc is the formatter option requested. The request header line, which contains the requested formatter request type and argument that caused this message to be generated, precedes the error message.

System action

The IMS Dump Formatter skips the current request for the named option.

User response

Ensure that option request arguments are valid. Valid hexadecimal values are 0-9, A-F. The address argument must be 1 to 8 hexadecimal characters in length. For assistance, see the IMS system programmer.