To obtain detailed response status without receiving the actual response data, use IXCRECV RECEIVE=RESPONSES and specify the NODATA keyword. For REQTYPE=BLOCKING, the calling work unit is suspended until the message is considered complete. The service routine then inspects the message and stores information about the message and any associated responses in the designated answer area.

The IXCRECV SCOPE=ALL keyword indicates that all results are to be gathered for IXCRECV RECEIVE=RESPONSES. For SCOPE=ALL, a target descriptor and a response descriptor for each response are stored in the ANSAREA. The client can then use this information, for example, to determine how much storage it needs to obtain for each response.