z/OS DFSORT Messages, Codes and Diagnosis Guide
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ICE005A

z/OS DFSORT Messages, Codes and Diagnosis Guide
SC23-6879-00

ICE005A
BLANK NEEDED IN COLUMN 1 OR OPERATION NOT DEFINED CORRECTLY

Explanation

Critical. One of the following errors was found:
  • An operation definer, that is, ALTSEQ, DEBUG, END, INCLUDE, INREC, JOINKEYS, JOIN, MERGE, MODS, OMIT, OPTION, OUTFIL, OUTREC, RECORD, REFORMAT, SORT or SUM,, started in column 1 instead of column 2. An operation definer must be preceded by at least one blank in column 1.
  • A control statement did not contain one of the valid operation definers.
  • A control statement did not contain an operation definer followed by a blank on the first line.
  • A DFSPARM PARM was continued using the continuation column.
  • A continuation line followed a line with an error.
  • A control statement passed by a parameter list contained a label.

System action

The program terminates.

Programmer response

Check that each control statement contains a valid operation definer and follows the syntax rules for the source of the control statements (DFSPARM, SYSIN, SORTCNTL, parameter list) including:
  • An operation definer in a control statement in SYSIN or SORTCNTL must be preceded by at least one blank or by a label and at least one blank.
  • A control statement in DFSPARM or a parameter list must not start with a label.
  • An operation definer in a control statement in DFSPARM must be preceded by at least one blank.
  • A DFSPARM PARM parameter must appear on one line.
  • A control statement must contain an operation definer followed by a blank on the first line.

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