Procedure

When the system encounters an abend condition, it produces one or more of the following kinds of documentation: an SVC dump, a SYSABEND, a SYSMDUMP, or a SYSUDUMP. To determine the abend code, go to the procedure that the following table indicates.

Procedures for determining abend codes
Subcomponent Procedure
ISMF/ISPF abend panel See z/OS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis.
TSO/E message See z/OS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis.
All other DFSMSdfp subcomponents Continue with the next section, Procedure for SVC dump.