The CICS preprocessor SEVERITY option enables you to change the severity of specific error messages. 
            
            
               
                SEVERITY=nnnnX
               
               where: 
               
               
                  
                  
                  - nnnn 
 
                  
                  - is the error ID (in the range of 1000 to 1999). 
 
                  
                  
                  
                  - X 
 
                  
                  - is the new severity level (can be I, W, E or S). 
                     
                        
                        - I means Informational 
                        
 
                        
                        - W means Warning 
                        
 
                        
                        - E means Error 
                        
 
                        
                        - S means Severe 
                        
 
                        
                     
                   
                  
                  
               
               
               For example, /CICSECM(SEVERITY=1000W).