How to interpret spatial support messages

This topic explains how to interpret the IBM® Spatial Support for Db2 for z/OS® messages.

You can work with spatial support through several different interfaces:

IBM Spatial Support for Db2 for z/OS stored procedures
IBM Spatial Support for Db2 for z/OS functions

These interfaces return messages to help you determine whether the spatial operation that you requested completed successfully or resulted in an error.

The following table explains each part of this sample message text:


GSE0000I: The operation was completed successfully.

Table 1. The parts of the IBM Spatial Support for Db2 for z/OS message text
Message text part	Description
GSE	The message identifier. All IBM Spatial Support for Db2 for z/OS messages begin with the three-letter prefix GSE.
0000	The message number. A four digit number that ranges from 0000 through 9999.
I	The message type. A single letter that indicates the severity of message: C Critical error messages N Non-critical error messages W Warning messages I Informational messages
The operation was completed successfully.	The message explanation.

The explanation that appears in the message text is the brief explanation. To obtain additional information about the message, which includes the detailed explanation and suggestions to avoid or correct the problem, see GSE Messages.