DFS3968I cccccccc FORMATTING TERMINATED -- INVALID NUMBER CHARACTERS IN ARGUMENT

Explanation

The named option NUMBER argument contained non-decimal 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 decimal values are 0-9. The number argument must be one to four decimal numbers in length. For assistance, see the IMS system programmer.