The default facility prefix for Getinput is "GIP". So when the following command is given, you get an error message. $ GETINPUT OutputSymbol /TYPE=INTEGER/DEFAULT=test %GIP-F-DEFERR, default has to be numeric $ GETINPUT OutputSymbol /TYPE=INTEGER/DEFAULT=test/FACILITY=MYOWN %MYOWN-F-DEFERR, default has to be numeric