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).