M204.1621

M204.1621  Depending variable token not defined or not an item

A DEPENDING ON clause mentioned a %variable that was not defined prior to the image definition, or the clause mentioned a name that either was not previously defined in the image or was the name of an image or an array.

Response: Define the %variable before the image, specify an item that is defined before the array, or use OCCURS UNKNOWN and IDENTIFY rather than OCCURS DEPENDING ON. Retry the request.

Message attributes:

RETCODEO=0	Sets online return code
RETCODEB=4	Sets batch (single user) return code
CLASS=E	Error class; the message can be suppressed with the X'04' bit setting of the MSGCTL parameter
AUDITER	Writes the message with line type ER to the audit trail
COUNT	Increments the error count (ERCNT) parameter
ECHO	Displays the line that caused the error
COMPILE	Compilation error

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