Record management return and reason codes

The following record management macros give return codes and reason codes in the feedback area of the RPL: GET, PUT, POINT, ERASE, VERIFY, CHECK, ENDREQ, GETIX, PUTIX, WRKBFR, SCHBFR, VERIFY, VERIFY REFRESH, and WRTBFR.

The feedback word in the RPL consists of 4 bytes:

Byte: Description
0: Problem determination function (PDF) code. This code is used to locate the point in VSAM record management where a logical error condition is recognized. A description of the returned PDF code is located in the IDARMRCD macro.
1: RPL return code. This code is returned in register 15.
2: Component code. This code specifies the component being processed when the error occurred.
3: Reason code. This code, when paired with the return code in byte 2, specifies the reason for either a successful completion or an error.

Bytes 2 through 4 make up the RPL feedback area. An explanation of the codes that appear in these three bytes follows.

Bytes 3 and 4 make up the RPL condition code. An explanation of this code also follows.

The field name of each byte appears within parentheses in the following figure.