Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual

Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference Manual—529431-004
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A DDL Messages
This appendix lists all of the DDL error and warning messages in alphabetic order. For
each message, it gives the cause, effect, and recovery procedure.
During DDL processing, you might receive a message from a sequential I/O procedure.
Sequential I/O error messages, numbered from 500 to 600, are not documented in this
manual. For information about the corrective action to take when you get such an error,
see the Guardian Procedure Errors and Messages Manual.
An alphabetic list of DDL error and warning messages follows. The messages are
alphabetized on the first word following the ***ERROR***, ***FATAL ERROR***, or
***WARNING*** prefix.
Cause. A group described with a USAGE IS COMP clause contains a field with a data
type that cannot be computational.
Effect. The DDL compiler rejects the object.
Recovery. Change the data type of the field, or remove the USAGE IS COMP clause
from the group definition or description.
Cause. The group identified by group_name is described with a USAGE IS COMP-3,
COMPUTATIONAL-3, or PACKED-DECIMAL clause but contains a field with a data
type that is not PACKED-DECIMAL.
Table A-1. DDL Message Types
Message Type Indicates ...
WARNING An error or ambiguity that does not prevent compilation of a DDL record
or definition, but that might cause results other than those desired. The
ERRORS command does not count warnings as errors.
ERROR An error that affects the dictionary or source output from the dictionary.
Generally, when such an error occurs, the DDL compiler continues
compilation but does not add the object in error to the dictionary or to
any open source file. The ERRORS command counts errors.
FATAL ERROR An error from which the DDL compiler cannot recover. The DDL
compiler stops compiling when it detects a fatal error.
***ERROR*** A noncomputational item was specified in group-
group-name
A non PACKED-DECIMAL item was specified in group - group_name