Types of Error Information that Error_Extract Returns

Table 1 shows the types of information that the Error_Extract service can return, the situations in which each type of information is returned, and a reference to the section in this document that describes that information:

Table 1. Types of Information that Error_Extract Returns
Type Error Situation Reference
Error reason codes APPC/MVS finds an error in the local TP or system Summary of Error_Extract Reason Codes
Error messages APPC/MVS finds an error in the local TP or system Error_Extract (ATB8) Messages
Product set identifiers (IDs) A remote system or TP finds an error in a conversation that involves a TP running on MVS Product Set Identifiers
Error log information A remote system or TP finds an error in a conversation that involves a TP running on MVS Error_Extract Error Log Information (ASB, ATB7) Messages

An error reason code that is returned on a call to Error_Extract has the same meaning as the error message that is returned on the same call. Summary of Error_Extract Reason Codes maps the reason codes that Error_Extract returns with their associated messages. The following sections provide detailed explanations of the remaining two types of information that Error_Extract can return.