| ABEND |
Use for a system abend in a context that does not relate to
a specific code |
| ABENDnnn |
Use ABENDnnn for a system abend (for
example, ABEND0C1, ABEND0F4) |
| ABENDUnnnn |
Use ABENDUnnnn for a user abend (for
example ABENDU0845) |
| *Access method services |
Use IDCAMS |
| *APAR nnnnn |
Use OYnnnnn (for example, OY12345) |
| *CA split |
Use CI/CA SPLIT |
| CCxx |
Condition code (exactly as the system presents it) |
| CHAN |
Channel |
| *CI split |
Use CI/CA SPLIT |
| CI/CA SPLIT |
Control interval and/or control area split |
| *Catalog |
Use VSAMCAT |
| *Catalog Management |
Use CATMGT |
| CATMGT |
Catalog management function of VSAM |
| *Checkpoint/Restart |
Use CHKPT |
| CHKPT |
Checkpoint/Restart |
| CMD REJ |
Command reject (hardware sense bit) |
| *Command reject |
Use CMD REJ |
| *Condition code |
Use CCxx (exactly as the system presents
it) |
| *Control block |
Use the standard control block identifier, for example, DCB,
AMB, RPL, and so forth |
| COREOVERLAY |
Main storage overlay or overlaid |
| CPC |
Channel program check (hardware sense bit) |
| CREGnn |
Control register |
| *Cross-Memory mode |
Use XMM |
| DCK |
Data check (hardware sense bit) |
| *Data Language/I function of IMS™ |
DL/I |
| *Device Type nnnn |
Use D/Tnnnn (for example, D/T3380) |
| DInnnnnnnn |
DADSM diagnostic information (nnnnnnnn is
four hex bytes) |
| D/Tnnnn |
Device type related to problem, if only one device type experiences
the failure |
| *Duplicate Records |
Use DUPREC |
| DUPREC |
Failure causes duplicate records in a data set |
| EQC |
Equipment check (hardware sense bit) |
| ESDS |
Entry sequenced data set |
| *Format-n DSCB |
Use FnDSCB |
| FnDSCB |
Type of DSCB (n is a decimal digit,
for example F4DSCB) |
| *Hardware program check |
Use PROGCK |
| *High-Impact Pervasive problems |
Use HIPER |
| ICC |
Interface control check (hardware sense bit) |
| IDCAMS |
Access method services |
| Incorrect output, unrelated to performance degradation |
Use INCORROUT |
| INDEX |
Data set index (used when describing data set damage) |
| *Instruction |
Use INST/xxx |
| INST/xxx |
Failing instruction mnemonic (for example, INST/MVCL) |
| Initial Program Load of the system |
Use IPL |
| KSDS |
Key sequenced data set |
| *Label xxxxxx |
Use LBLxxxxxx (for example, LBLNAME01).
Note: For PLS-generated labels, omit the @.
|
| LBLxxxxxx |
Program listing statement label xxxxxx |
| LDS |
Linear data set |
| *Lost records |
Use MISSREC |
| *Manuals |
Use manual order number without hyphens (for example, GC264149) |
| *Master catalog |
Use MASTCAT or MCAT |
| MASTCAT |
Master catalog (MCAT is also permissible) |
| MCAT |
Master catalog (MASTCAT is also permissible) |
| *Missing records |
Use MISSREC |
| MISSREC |
Missing records from a data set |
| *Model number (hardware device) |
Use D/T with a three-digit model number (D/T3380 023) |
| NCA |
Not capable (tape hardware sense bit) |
| *No record found |
Use NRF |
| NRF |
No record found in data set |
| *OPEN/CLOSE/EOV |
Use O/C/EOV |
| O/C/EOV |
OPEN/CLOSE/End-of-Volume (common) subcomponent of DFSMSdfp |
| *Out of sequence |
Use OUTOFSEQ |
| OUTOFSEQ |
Record keys out of sequence |
| OVR |
Overrun (hardware sense bit) |
| PROGCKxx |
Hardware program check (for example, PROGCK01, PROGCK0C) |
| *PTF nnnnn |
Use UYnnnnn (for example, UY12345) |
| *Publications |
Do not use hyphens (for example, GC264149) |
| *Return Code, decimal value |
Use RCnn (exactly as the system presents
it, for example RC04, RC12) |
| RCnnn |
Return code, reason code, function code, error code, and so
forth (exactly as the system presents it) |
| *Reason code, hex value |
RSxxxxxxxx (for example, RS0418003C).
Use RSNxxxxxxxx for PDSE |
| *Record Management |
Use RECMGT |
| RECMGT |
Record management function of VSAM |
| *Record Management Trace |
Use RMTRACE |
| *Record-Level Sharing |
Use RLS or VSAMRLS |
| *Registers |
Use REGnn for general purpose registers,
CREGnn for control registers, and FPREGnn for
floating point registers, where (nn is either
one or two decimal digits with leading zeros.) |
| REGnn |
General purpose register (use two decimal digits, for example,
REG02 or REG14) |
| *Release Level |
Use Rnnn |
| RLS |
Record-Level Sharing |
| RMTRACE |
Record management trace facility of VSAM |
| RPLFDBWDnnnnnnnn |
RPL feedback-word (nnnnnnnn is four
hexadecimal bytes) |
| RRDS |
Relative record data set |
| *Share options |
Use SHROPT |
| SHROPT |
VSAM share options |
| SKC |
Seek check (DASD hardware sense bit) |
| *Storage Overlay |
Use COREOVERLAY |
| *Supervisor Call |
Use SVCnn or 0Ann |
| SVCnn |
Supervisor call instruction (nn is
decimal, no leading zeros). (See 0Ann for
hexadecimal |
| UCAT |
User catalog (USERCAT is also permissible) |
| UCK |
Unit check (hardware sense bit) |
| UEX |
Unit exception (hardware sense bit) |
| USERCAT |
User catalog (UCAT is also permissible) |
| *User catalog |
Use UCAT or USERCAT |
| *Volume table of contents |
Use VTOC |
| *VSAM Record-Level Sharing |
Use VSAMRLS or RLS |
| VSAMCAT |
Catalog |
| VSAMRLS |
VSAM Record-Level Sharing |
| VTOC |
DASD volume table of contents |
| WAIT |
Task or job waiting for an event |
| WAITxxx |
System disabled wait with hex code of 'xxx' (for example, WAIT04F) |
| WRI |
Write inhibit switch should be checked (DASD hardware sense
bit) |
| *Wrong record |
Use WROREC |
| WROREC |
Wrong record in data set |
| 0Ann |
Supervisor call instruction (nn is
hexadecimal) |
z/OS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis
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