DFHPD0117 An error has occurred while formatting xxxxxxxx.

Explanation

An error has occurred during the formatting of a block of type xxxxxxxx.

Either the user has performed a GETMAIN for the storage, but the storage has not been referenced. Unreferenced storage may not be present in the dump.

Or the block address is invalid,

Or the length of the control block is incorrect.

System action

Dump formatting continues after skipping any sections affected by the error.

User response

If no data has been formatted for the block then either the storage has not been referenced, or the block address was invalid. If the block address was invalid, refer to message DFHPD0101.

If part of the block has been successfully formatted then it is possible that the length of the control block is incorrect. The length may have been overwritten which may provide a clue to the problem.

Module

DFHDUFFT, DFHDUFUT

Destination

SYSPRINT