Messages

Intended Audience

This space is intended for use by Abend-AID installers and systems programmers.

Messages overview

This section lists in alphanumeric order the messages that Abend-AID for CICS, the Abend-AID Viewer, and the batch dump capture address space (BDCAS) generate. Included with each message is an indication of its severity, the reason Abend-AID for CICS, the Abend-AID Viewer, or the BDCAS generated the message, and any resultant actions performed by the system or required of the user. In addition, messages starting with prefix DB2 include a Module entry. This entry names the application module from which the message originated.

Message IDs

Most Abend-AID for CICS, Abend-AID Viewer, and BDCAS messages include a 10-character message ID that has the following format:

WWWXXYYYYZ

As following figure illustrates, the message ID has four distinct parts:

•A three-character message prefix

•A two-character Abend-AID Viewer component ID

•A four-character sequence number

•A one-character message severity code.

Abend-AID for CICS, Abend-AID Viewer, and BDCAS Message ID Syntax

Each part of a message ID conveys specific information:

Message Prefix

The three-character message prefix identifies the major area from which a message originated. Valid message prefix values are as follows:

Component ID

The two-character component ID specifies the Abend-AID Viewer component that generated the message. Each message prefix has its own set of applicable component IDs.

For the CCA message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the CTC message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the DB2 message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the ERW message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the FDB message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the HCI message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the KAZ message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the MBC message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the MCC message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the MFD message prefix, the following component IDs are valid:

For the MRD message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the MSD message prefix, the following components IDs are valid:

For the MTC message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the QMD message prefix, the only valid component ID is:

For the ZSD message prefix, the following component ID is valid:

Sequence Number

The four-character sequence number uniquely identifies each message within each Abend-AID Viewer component.

Severity Code

The one-character severity code specifies the severity of the message. Valid values are as follows:

User Abends

User Abend Codes  describes user abend codes that you may receive early in the Abend-AID startup processing in the viewing server, batch dump capture address space (BDCAS), transaction dump capture address space (TDCAS), or the CICS region and that are not preceded by a message.

Online Help

To display online help for any message, execute one of the following procedures:

•Position the cursor on the message ID and press the HELP key (PF1).

•Type MSGHELP messageid in the COMMAND (or OPTION) field on any screen and press Enter. For example, typing MSGHELP AN0001 displays the online help for message ERWAN0001I.

Batch Abend-AID messages

This section lists the Batch Abend-AID messages you may encounter while installing and using Abend-AID. Along with each messages, explanations may provide the following information:

• The message number. The entry (None) indicates that the message has no number.
• The message text.
• The program module that issued the message.
• An analysis of the message, including the reason why the message was issued and the action Abend-AID takes.
• Instruction for the user or troubleshooting staff.

Customized User Messages

A function introduced in Abend-AID Release 9.4 with Common Shared Services (CSS) 7.9 and later allows you to hot key from your job log to the report in the   Abend-AID   report data set. This function uses the same CLIST as for the   Abend-AID   Viewer that you set up during the installation process. The function is context-independent and works from any ISPF screen display. It depends on the AB400A message which is written at dump capture to the job log. This message (and function) is unique in these ways:

• You can add up to four user-defined lines of message text to the AB400A message that display, sequentially, with each instance of the AB400A message. Use this message to provide instructions for using the hotkey to access   Abend-AID   reports. The message is configured in global options, in the HotKey WTO fields.
• There are several ways to access the report while viewing the AB400A message:
  • Type the TSO command TSO EXEC ‘CX.SLCXCNTL(CWVFREXE)’ ‘HOTKEY’ and press Enter.
  • Equate the TSO command to a PF key and thus provide hot key access to the report.
  • Define the TSO command as an ISPF system command.