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Format of the messages

Format of the messages

Each PSF message has a 7- or 8-character message identifier followed by message text, such as:

APSnnnnt MESSAGE TEXT
or
APSHnnnn message text

where:

APS
Identifies PSF messages.
H
Indicates that PSF is running under UNIX System Services.
nnnn
Three- or four-digit message number.
t
One-character type code:
Type code
Meaning
A
Message requiring operator action
I
Information message
MESSAGE TEXT
message text
PSF message text describes the condition that caused PSF to issue the message. For APSHnnnn messages, the message text is in mixed case; otherwise, the text is in uppercase.

The message text can include these types of codes:

  • Dynamic allocation error codes
  • Event Control Block (ECB) completion codes
  • Status codes
  • PSF return reason codes
  • PSF abend reason codes
  • System completion codes
  • SNA sense codes
  • VTAM® codes
  • In APSHnnnn messages, error numbers issued by the C run-time library
  • In APSHnnnn messages, error explanations issued by the C run-time library

In system console messages, additional information is inserted between the message ID and the message text. This information identifies the specific functional subsystem application that issued the message. Most system console messages have the following format:

APSnnnnt jobname jobstep procstep printer name attachment MESSAGE TEXT

where:

jobname
The job name of the startup procedure.
jobstep
The FSS name in the job.
procstep
The step name in a procedure. When PSF is managing a system output device for deferred printing under JES, this item is not filled in.
printer name
The name of the printer.
attachment
(SNA)—For a Systems Network Architecture-attached printer.

(tcpname)—For a TCP/IP-attached printer. tcpname is the name of the TCP/IP startup procedure.

(nnn)—For a channel-attached printer with a three-digit device number. nnn is the device number.

(nnnn)—For a channel-attached printer with a four-digit device number. nnnn is the device number.

(***)—If the value cannot be determined.

For Download for z/OS messages, APS095I and APS986I through APS999I, the format is similar:

APSnnnnt jobname jobstep *** *** *** MESSAGE TEXT
jobname
The job name of the startup procedure.
jobstep
The FSS name within the job.