MVS_ABEND_CODE

This lookup table converts the most common system abend codes to descriptions that you can use when you create reports using the MVS_ADDRSPACE_T and MVS_COMPCODE_x tables.

It is initialized with the abend codes listed in Figure 1. If you want to add more system abend codes, use SQL INSERT statements.

Column name Key Data type Description
ABEND_CODE K CHAR(4) System abend code to be converted.
EXPLANATION   VARCHAR(30) Short description of the abend code. Refer to the System Codes manual for a complete description of the codes.

Example of table contents

Figure 1. System abend codes
ABEND
CODE   EXPLANATION
-----  ------------------------------
001    I/O ERROR AT END-OF-VOLUME
002    I/O ERROR FOR SEQUENTIAL FILES
003    I/O ERROR AT END-OF-BLOCK
004    OPEN ERROR, CONFLICTING DCB
005    I/O ERROR, INV DECB FOR BSAM
008    ERROR IN EXECUTING SYNAD
013    OPEN ERROR
014    CLOSE ERROR FOR BDAM
020    OPEN ERROR FOR BDAM
04E    DB2 ERROR
04F    DB2 ERROR
0C1    OPERATION EXCEPTION
0C2    PRIVILIG-OPER EXCEPTION
0C3    EXECUTE EXCEPTION
0C4    INVALID VIRTUAL ADDRESS
0C5    ADDRESSING EXCEPTION
0C6    SPECIFICATION EXCEPTION
0C7    DATA EXCEPTION
0C8    FIXED-POINT OVERFLOW
0C9    FIXED-POINT DIVIDE EXCEPTION
0CA    DECIMAL OVERFLOW EXCEPTION
0CB    DECIMAL DIVIDE EXCEPTION
0CC    EXPONENT OVERFLOW EXCEPTION
0CD    EXPONENT UNDERFLOW EXCEPTION
0CE    SIGNIFICANCE EXCEPTION
0CF    FLOAT-POINT DIVIDE EXCEPTION
104    GETMAIN ERROR FOR AUTH PGM
106    LINK, LOAD, ATTACH, XCTL ERROR
10A    GETMAIN ERROR FOR AUTH PGM
213    OPEN ERROR ON DASD
214    CLOSE ERROR ON TAPE
222    OPERATOR CANCEL
305    FREEMAIN ERROR
30A    FREEMAIN ERROR
313    OPEN ERROR ON DASD
314    CLOSE ERROR ON DASD
322    EXCEEDED TIME
40A    FREEMAIN ERROR
413    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
414    CLOSE ERROR ON DASD
513    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
522    WAIT TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED
613    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
614    CLOSE ERROR ON DASD
622    TSO TASK ENDED ABNORMALLY
706    LINK, LOAD, ATTACH, XCTL ERROR
713    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
714    CLOSE ERROR ON TAPE
804    GETMAIN ERROR
806    LINK, LOAD, ATTACH, XCTL ERROR
80A    GETMAIN ERROR
813    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
906    LINK, LOAD, ATTACH, XCTL ERROR
913    OPEN ERROR
A13    OPEN ERROR ON TAPE
A14    CLOSE ERROR ON DASD
B37    NO SPACE AVAILABLE ON VOLUME
C13    OPEN ERROR FOR CONCAT PDS
D13    OPEN ERROR FOR GRAPHIC DCB
D37    NO MORE PRIMARY SPACE
E37    NO SPACE AVAILABLE ON VOLUME