Message format

IBM Z Workload Scheduler messages have the following formats:

EQQFnnnC Text  or  EQQFFnnC Text  or  EQQnnnnC Text

where:

EQQ

The message was issued by IBM Z Workload Scheduler. The EQQ prefix is used for all IBM Z Workload Scheduler messages.

F or FF

The function that issued the message.

nn, nnn, or nnnn

The message number

C

The message severity code, with one of these values:

I

Information message. Processing continues and, in almost all cases, no action by the user is required.

W

Warning message. Processing continues and, in most cases, no action by the user is required.

E

Error message. Processing terminates, and action by the user is required.

Text

The message text, which can vary in length. The text might contain message variables that are substituted at run time or when the message is issued. In this book, message variables are represented by asterisks (***) or italic text.

Some errors issued when you are running the IBM Z Workload Scheduler dialogs can trigger the terminal alarm to sound and a short message to appear in the upper-right corner of your terminal screen. The message for errors that cause the terminal alarm to sound usually contains the ALARM=YES flag. Press the Help key (usually PF1) in ISPF and a more complete error message in the long message area on your terminal is displayed.