In plain English
A format is the way a file or piece of data is structured and identified. This status means the software does not know that format type or cannot handle it. It applies to a file or other data, rather than to the truth or quality of the content inside it.
In context
Here, it reports that the provided file or value has a format type the system does not accept because it cannot recognize or process it.
- Situation
- Reading processing, queue, validation, success, warning, and error messages
- What it communicates
- reports that the provided file or value uses a format the system does not accept
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish whether the data is otherwise correct, safe, or acceptable in any other respect.
Examples
“The manuscript was readable, but the attachment arrived in an unsupported format.”
“The import tool marked the audio file as an unsupported format.”