ARCUTIL return codes and reason codes

Table 1 is a summary of the return codes and reason codes issued by the ARCUTIL load module.

Table 1. Return Codes and Reason Codes
Return Code	Reason Code	Description
0	--	Function successfully completed.
4	--	Invalid parameter list.
	1	UPID not equal to UPIDNAME.
	2	UPVERS incompatible with current version of ARCUTIL.
	3	DCB address not provided.
	4	No function requested to perform.
	5	Invalid combination of options.
8	--	Error opening DFSMShsm control data set.
	1	DFSMShsm MCDS cannot be opened
	2	DFSMShsm BCDS cannot be opened
12	--	Error reading DFSMShsm control data set.
	1	Over 1% of DFSMShsm MCDS records required cannot be read.
	2	Over 1% of DFSMShsm BCDS records required cannot be read.
	3	User specified DUMMY on the MCDS or BCDS DD card. Each DD statement must contain the data set name of the corresponding DFSMShsm migration control data set or backup control data set. The specification of DUMMY in this field is not accepted.
	11	Position error to MCDS record occurred
	12	Position error to BCDS record occurred.
16	--	Error writing to output data set. The reason code contains the contents of register 1 received from the SYNADAF macro.
20	--	Abnormal termination occurred. For additional information on problem determination, see UPSPALL under Optional parameters.
20	X'ccSSSuuu'	The reason code contains the abnormal termination code. SSS is system abend code uuu is user abend code Example: 040C4000 is a system 0C4 abend.
24	--	Internal processing error
24	1	SNAP processing is requested, but the data set specified by the ARCSNAP DD cannot be opened successfully.