iTS 1.0+)

Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual—426750-001

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Advisory Messages

The Pathway terminal control process (TCP) displays messages in the advisory field.

The advisory field is an alphanumeric output field defined in the ADVISORY field-

characteristic clause of the Screen Section. Messages in this field primarily describe

errors detected during input checking. The text of each standard message is a brief

indication of the condition that invoked the message.

Messages and Descriptions

The text of the message and the number used internally in the TCP to refer to the

message are listed in numeric order. The list of messages provides a reference for those

installations that develop their own user conversion procedures.

Cause. The field does not allow zero length input.

Cause. For a required occurring field with a DEPENDING clause, an occurrence is

present, but a previous occurrence was absent.

Cause. For an occurring field with a DEPENDING clause, a different occurring field

depending on the same item was required but absent for this occurrence number, and

this field’s occurrence is present.

Cause. The length of the field data, after stripping of fill characters and spaces, is

shorter than allowed.

REQUIRED FIELD MISSING

PREVIOUS FIELD MISSING

EARLIER FIELD MISSING

FIELD TOO SHORT