ABEND codes for the JES spool data capture facility

ABEND code U-0039 (X'0027') is issued when a failure or error condition occurs for which normal program running cannot continue. An associated reason code (usually contained in general register 15 at the time of ABEND) further describes the condition.

The reason code is an eight-digit hexadecimal value of the form mmmmrrrr where:

mmmm (the high order four digits): is the binary coded decimal representation of an associated message number. If these digits are 0000 then no message was issued.
rrrr (the low order four digits): is a reason code that identifies the failure or error condition. The reason code descriptions that are listed beginning on page JES spool data capture facility reason codes correspond to the rrrr digits.

Unless indicated otherwise, the following items apply to all reason codes:

System Action:

The system might create LOGREC records and might also produce an SVC dump.

System Programmer Response:

Search problem reporting data bases for a fix for the problem. If no fix exists, collect the following diagnostic and problem determination information and then contact the IBM® support center:

Binary machine readable dump data sets (for example, SVC dump and SYSMDUMP data sets). Note that print image formatted dumps written to data sets referenced by the SYSUDUMP and SYSABEND DD statements are, in general, inadequate when performing problem determination.
Formatted LOGREC records related to the failure. See the Environmental Record Editing and Printing Program (EREP) User's Guide, GC35-0151 and the Environmental Record Editing and Printing Program (EREP) Reference, GC35-0152 for information regarding the selection and formatting of LOGREC records.
Relevant sections of the z/OS system log.
All related job logs and JCL listings.

Reason code X'029C' is issued when the internal procedure which prepares OAM Query Response data structures for use was presented an insufficiently sized structure construction area. At the time of ABEND, registers are loaded as follows:

R0: Contains the length of the construction area.
R14: Contains the address of the construction area.