Threshold options ignored for system relation area Explanation: The storage area that contain the system relations must have UNIFORM page formats. Either through the use of the defaults, or by directly specifing THRESHOLD options, SQL has been told to apply threshold options for the area containing the system relations. SQL is ignoring those options. User Action: None. This is an informational message. The user might want to change the command if it originated in a command file. This may avoid confusion later.