IMS keyword dictionary

You can use free-form searches to retrieve the RETAIN records that contain all the search keywords that you specify. The IMS keyword dictionary describes the conventions for free-form search keywords.

The following table describes the IMS keywords.

Table 1. IMS keyword dictionary
Category/keyword Examples RETAIN keyword
Abends

System 0C4
User 0845

ABEND0C4
ABENDU0845
Access methods

OSAM
VSAM

OSAM
VSAM
Automatic Operator Interface   AOI
APARs   PL12345
Checkpoint processing

Checkpoint
Extended Checkpoint

CHKPT
XCHKPT
CICS® interface   CICS
IMS commands (sample list)

/ASSIGN
/CHECKPOINT
/ERESTART
/TRACE
/STOP

CMDASS
CMDCHE
CMDERE
CMDTRA
CMDSTO
DBRC commands

INIT.RECON
CHANGE.PRILOG

INITRECON
CHANGEPRILOG
Condition code   X'CC08' (hexadecimal)
Control blocks

Data Control Block
Database Descriptor

DCB
DBD
Database organization   HDAM
Database pre-open   PRE-OPEN
Data-sharing environment   DATA SHARING
Devices

3270
LU TYPE1

D/T3270
SLU1
DL/I address space   DLISAS
DSECTs   IDSPWRK
Emergency restart processing   ERE
Error codes (DBRC)   EC0182062
Extended restart   XRST
Fast Path

Fast path area
Second CI
Main storage database
Sequential dependent

FASTPATH
FPAREA
DMAC
MSDB
SDEP
Feedback code   FDBK0C (HEX)
Fields PSTUSID PSTUSID
Function sub-function   SYS CHKRT
Function codes   FC0291
System definition

ACB
NUCLEUS

ACBGEN
NUC
IRLM   IRLM

Labels

LOOPNEXT
FREEMAIN

LOOPNEXT
FREEMAIN
Log records

TYPE 18
TYPE 67FF

TYPE18
TYPE67FF
Macros

RWOS
TERMINAL

RWOS
TERMINAL
Master Terminal Operator   MTO
Messages

DFS045I
IEC030I

MSGDFS045I
MSGIEC030I
Modules DFSPCC20 DFSPCC20
Online change   OLC
Online data set   OLDS
Online image copy   OLIC
Parameters ERROPT=ACCEPT ERROPT=ACCEPT
Processing options PROCOPT=GO PROCOPT=GO
Publication numbers GC18-9717 GC189717
Reason codes

Use RSN as the prefix and use the hexadecimal reason code of any length. Do not include leading zeros.

   RSN08 (HEX)
Registers

General purpose registers
Control registers
Floating point registers

REG13 (DECIMAL)
CREG10
FPREG01
Restart processing   RSTRT
Return codes:

Minimum of 2 digits. If there are more than 2 digits, do not include leading zeros.

Return code 12 (X'0C') RC0C
Sense codes Sense 080B SNS080B
Status codes

Status code GE
Status blank BLANK

STATUSGE
STATUS4040
Sub-code   SUBCODE101
SVC numbers   SVC255 (DECIMAL)
Trace entry function code  

TRACEE6  (DL/I)
TRACE03  (DISP)
XRF environments

XRF
Takeover
Alternate

IMSXRF
TAKEOVER
ALTERNATE