DFS3958I CLB FORMATTING TERMINATED -- INVALID CHARACTERS IN CID ARGUMENT

Explanation

The IMS Offline Dump Formatter CLB request, the VTAM® communication identifier (CID) argument, contained non-hexadecimal characters. 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 Offline Dump Formatter skips the current CLB request and continues with the next request.

User response

Ensure that the CID arguments are valid. Valid hexadecimal values are 0-9, A-F. The CID is 8 hexadecimal characters in length and is the node network address. For assistance, see the IMS system programmer.