Change ASMA033I severity from 0 to 4

Hi John,

Yes. An NOALIGN/ALIGNREQ/ALIGN/ALIGNWARN would work quite well for me.

Thanks,
Dave

The severity for message ASMA033 was changed for HLASM 1.3 in around 1998 from 4 (warning) to 0 (informational) as a result of other customer requirements, on the grounds that this message does not necessarily indicate any sort of problem.  So different users want different levels of checking.

Shortly after we implemented that change, we received an alternative suggestion which is to change the existing ALIGN/NOALIGN option into a four-level option as follows, in order of increasing strength of checks:
1. No alignment checks (existing NOALIGN option).
2. Check alignment but only where required, issuing ASMA212W and ASMA213W (new ALIGNREQ option).
3. Check alignment and issue informational message ASMA033I for optional alignment (existing ALIGN option).
4. Check alignment and issue a new warning message, similar to ASMA033I, for optional alignment (new ALIGNWARN option).

We have been considering implementing this suggested change for some time, but at a low priority.

Assuming that this would satisfy the requirement, we will review this alternative idea soon and assess the work required to implement it, and if it seems reasonable we will consider it for implementation in the near future.

Jonathan Scott, HLASM

May I suggest making it an N-level message (sev 2)?