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14 Error messages 215• there is an error in the G structure definition lines,– there is a factor name error,– there is a missing parameter,– there are too many/few initial values,• there is an error in the predict statement,• model term mv not included in the model when there are missing values in thedata and the model fitted assumes all data is present.The most common problem in running ASReml is that a variable label is misspelt.14.3 Things to check in the .asr fileThe information that ASReml dumps in the .asr file when an error is encounteredis intended to give you some idea of the particular error:• if there is no data summary ASReml has failed before or while reading themodel line,• if ASReml has completed one iteration the problem is probably associated withstarting values of the variance parameters or the logic of the model rather thanthe syntax per se.Part of the file nin89.asr presented in Chapter 13 is displayed below to indicatethe lines of the .asr file that should be checked. You should check that• sufficient workspace has been obtained,• the records read/lines read/records used are correct,• mean min max information is correct for each variable,• the Loglikelihood has converged and the variance parameters are stable,• ANOVA table has the expected degrees of freedom.workspaceworking directoryASReml 1.63o [01 Jun 2005] NIN alliance trial 1989Build: j [01 Jul 2005] 12814 Jul 2005 12:41:18.360 32.00 Mbyte Windows nin89aLicensed to: Arthur Gilmour...Folder: C:\data\asr\UG2\manex