CICS Abend Codes

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AACA

Invalid error code passed to DFHACP

AAKP

DFHAKP I/O error to Master Terminal Log

AAL1

Local system has no sessions, or no APPC mode entry

AAL2

Bad response from suspend or resume allocated task

AAL3

Task purged before GETMAIN completed

AAL4

Error occured on call to storage manager (SM)

AAMA

Internal logic error in DFHAMP

AAMC

Task purged before GETMAIN completed

AAMD

Error in DFHAMP due to RC from DFHDMP

AAMF

Bad return code from KE domain, internal logic error

AAMG

Bad return code from DFHAFMT, internal logic error

AAMH

Bad return code from DFHFCMT, internal logic error

AAMI

Bad return code from DFHFCRL, internal logic error

AAMJ

Disastrous error from DFHFCFS while installing a file

AAMK

Disastrous error from DFHFCDN while installing a file

AAMN

Bad return code from DFHPRPT, internal logic error

AAMO

Bad return code from DFHTOR, internal logic error

AAMP

Error in DFHAMP due to RC from DFHPUP

AAMQ

Partner resource manager is unavailable, failed to initialize

AAMS

Bad return code form SM domain, internal logic error

AAMT

Error in DFHAMP due to RC from DFHTMP

AAMZ

Bad return code from DFHZCP, internal logic error

AAOA

Unsupported CPI verb

AAOB

Verb with more than eight parameters

AAOC

Wrong number of parameters for CPI Communications call

AAOD

Task purged before GETMAIN request completed

AAOE

Task purged before GETMAIN request completed

AAOF

Task purged before GETMAIN request completed

AAOG

Application attached with unsupported sync level

AAOH

Journaling of data sent on CPI Communications mapped conversation

AAOI

Journaling of data received on CPI Communications mapped conversation

AAOJ

CPI Communications internal error

AAOK

CPI Communications internal error

AAOL

CPI Communications made an invalid call to DFHLUC

AAOM

CPI Communications out of sync with DFHZUSR state machines

AAON

Unexpected response from DFHLUC to CPI Communications

AAOO

CPI Communications internal error

AAOP

Impossible state requested for CPI Communications

AAOQ

CPI Communications return code does not match verb

AAOR

CPI Communications finds invalid value in conversation control block

AAOS

CPI Communications finds unexpected reset for conversation state

AAOT

CPI Communications chain error in conversation control blocks

AAOU

CPI Communications fails to initialize conversation

AAOV

CPI Communications internal state table corrupted

AAOW

Internal logic error in DFHCPCLC

AAOX

CPI Communications has detected bad syncpoint return code

AAOY

Invalid LL field while CPI Communications receives mapped conversation

AAOZ

Invalid ID field while CPI Communications receives mapped conversation

AAO2

Unexpected response from DFHLUC to CPI Communications

AAO3

Call to CPI Communications without initialization

AAO4

Logic error detected by DFHZARL

AAO5

Task purged before GETMAIN completed

AAO7

Invalid LUC plist received from DFHSPZ

AAO8

Invalid Conversation Control Block (CPC) received from DFHSPZ

AAO9

Task purge detected

ABLA

Task purged before GETMAIN completed

ABLB

Error in call to storage domain

ABMA

Explanation: An attempt has been made to send text with the length set to zero or a negative value.
System Action: The transaction is abnormally terminated, with a CICS transaction dump if the Dump on Abend field in the SIT is set to Y.
User Response: Correct the LENGTH operand of the SEND TEXT command.
User has supplied TIOA with Invalid Data Length

ABMB

Cursor position too large for 3270 model

ABMD

DFHTPR or DFHTPP issued DFHDI TYPE=SEND and has received

ABMG

Requested BMS service not specified at system generation

ABMI

BMS input request does not specify an input map

ABML

BMS error during routing

ABMM

BMS invalid map

ABMO

BMS output request does not specify an output map

ABMP

Invalid page retrieval using PA/PF key not in SIT

ABMR

BMS request made and BMS modules not generated

ABMS

BMS received a non-zero return from task control schedule

ABMT

'Minimum BMS' (DFHMCPE) used for non-3270

ABMU

Application supplied an address outside the CICS region

ABMV

Invalid route list entry detected by DFHRLR

ABMX

BMS received a text string with an invalid set attribute order

ABM0

Requested BMS map could not be located

ABM1

BMS service requested by a non-BMS-supported terminal

ABM2

BMS request with no user data supplied

ABM3

BMS I/O requested for a non-terminal oriented task

ABM4

BMS page size exceeds the Control Interval size for Temporary Storage

ABM5

BMS issued a DFHTS TYPE=PURGE with an invlaid REQID

ABM6

Transaction CSPS, scheduled internally by BMS, not in PCT

ABM7

Trailer specified by TYPE=TEXTBLD is longer than a page

ABM8

For TYPE=TEXTBLD, the JUSTIFY=nnn is too large for page

ABM9

Text header and/or trailer exceed the line capacity of the page

ABNA

Route request received from remote system without a route list

ABNB

Principal facility of the task is not a TCTTE of the correct type

ABNC

A temporary storage access attempt failed

ABND

Terminal sharing transformation program (DFHXTP) received an error

ABNE

Error in BMS TYPE=ROUTE or TYPE=STORE

ABNF

Transaction not in send mode but sent data to the remote system

ABNG

Attach request received from a remote system without required data

ABNH

Attempt to ship data to a remote system failed

ABNI

APPC profile not found

ABNJ

Task purged before GETMAIN complete

ABNK

Error on call to storage domain

ABP1

I/O error in restart data set

ABP2

Backout failure

ABP3

CICS internal logic error

ABP4

Storage management unusable in emergency restart

ABSA

CICS internal logic error

ACAA

Invalid function code on command analysis request

ACAD

Invalid function code on defaults request

ACAI

Invalid function code on request to DFHCAP

ACCx

C/370 errors

ACHA

Remote server transaction is incorrect level

ACHB

Remote server received frame out of sequence

ACHC

Remote server did not receive acknowledgement

ACHD

Remote server did not receive response

ACHE

Remote server received unexpected data

ACHF

Remote server sent more than one data frame

ACHG

Remote server sent data when not in mode

ACHH

Remote server has no TIOA for data

ACHI

Reote server received bad return code

ACHJ

Remote server cannot return error condition

ACHK

Logic error in transformer program request

ACHL

Remote server buffer too small

ACHM

Remote server response retry limit exceeded

ACHN

Remote server request retry limit exceeded

ACHO

Remote server reply retry limit exceeded

ACHP

Remote server has insufficient storage

ACHQ

Remote server not supported by DL/I

ACMF

Monitoring area positioned after TCA/TWA overwritten

ACN1

Table DFHCNV could not be loaded

ACN2

Table DFHCNV has wrong format in first record

ACN3

Program DFHCNV could not be linked

ACP1

Error response to DFHIC TYPE=GET during print key processing

ACP2

Error response to DFHIC TYPE=INITIATE during print key processing

ACRA

Relay program invoked without a terminal as its principal facility

ACRB

Relay program invoked by a transaction which is not defined as rem

ACRC

Relay program received an invalid response from DFHZCX

ACRD

System entry for remote system could not be found

ACSA

CRSR requires an intersystem link TCTTE as its principal facility

ACSB

Abnormal response returned from a remote system task schedule request

ACSC

Unexpected request received from a remote system when expecting a task schedule request

ACSD

An internal logic error has been detected in DFHCRP

ADB1

Invalid situation on the dynamic log during backout

ADIR

DFHDIP dummy or INBFMH incorrectly specified in PCT

ADLA

DL/I abend occurred with the abend code at TCADLECB

ADLB

Either the PSF or DMB pcoi is too small for DL/I services

ADLC

Requested DL/I data base has been disabled

ADLD

Program isolated deadlock has been detected

ADLE

System specified in the remote PDIR entry is unknown

ADLF

Link to remote system is down

ADLG

Errors in the DL/I argument list of remote database request

ADLK

Request to create or destroy a buffer pool

ADLL

Error writing system log to record DL/I activity

ADLS

DL/I unable to locate the ISB (OS only)

ADLT

Error writing DL/I message to CSMT (OS only)

ADLU

UNLD call made to DL/I (OS only)

ADLX

Request to get or free a buffer not a PSB or DMB buffer

AEC1

Attempt to use CECI, CEMT, or CEDA on unsupported terminal

AEC2

Attempt to use CECI, CEMT, or CEDA on terminal of size less 24 X 80

AED1

Terminal is not supported by EDF

AED2

Task terminated by EDF due to abnormal condition

AED3

Task terminated by EDF

AED4

Internal logic error in EDF module DFHEDFP

AED5

EDF error, insufficient dynamic storage pre-allocated

AED6

EDF logic error

AEIA

EIP ERROR

AEID

EIP EOF

AEIE

EIP EODS

AEIG

EIP INBFMH

AEIH

EIP ENDINPT

AEII

EIP NONVAL

AEIJ

EIP NOSTART

AEIK

EIP TERMIDERR

AEIL

EIP DSIDERR Dataset not in FCT

AEIM

EIP NOTFND Record not found

AEIN

EIP DUPREC Duplicate record

AEIO

EIP DUPKEY Duplicate key

AEIP

EIP INVREQ

AEIQ

EIP IOERR I/O error on file

AEIR

EIP NOSPACE No more file space available

AEIS

EIP NOTOPEN File not open

AEIT

EIP ENDFILE End of file reached

AEIU

EIP ILLOGIC

AEIV

EIP LENGERR Record too long

AEIW

EIP QZERO

AEIZ

EIP ITEMERR

AEI0

EIP PGMIDERR Program not in PCT

AEI1

EIP TRANSIDERR

AEI2

EIP ENDDATA

AEI3

EIP INVTSREQ

AEI8

EIP TSIOERR Temporary storage I/O error

AEI9

EIP MAPFAIL Unformatted or no data received

AEYA

EIP INVERRTERM

AEYB

EIP INVMPSZ

AEYC

EIP IGREQID

AEYE

EIP INVLDC

AEYG

EIP JIDERR

AEYH

EIP QIDERR

AEYJ

EIP DSSTAT

AEYK

EIP SELNERR

AEYL

EIP FUNCERR

AEYM

EIP UNEXPIN

AEYN

EIP NOPASSBKRD

AEYO

EIP NOPASSBKWR

AEYP

EIP SEGIDERR

AEYQ

EIP SYSIDERR

AEYR

EIP ISINVREQ

AEYT

EIP ENVDEFERR

AEYU

EIP IGREQCD

AEYV

EIP SESSERR

AEYY

EIP NOTALLOC

AEYZ

EIP CBIDERR

AEY0

EIP INVEXITREQ

AEY1

EIP INVPARTNSET

AEY2

EIP INVPARTN

AEY3

EIP PARTNFAIL

AEY6

Internal logic error in DFHEIP

AEY7

A resource security check failed

AEY8

Assembler command-level program requested DFHEISTG too small

AEY9

EXEC CICS command not supported or non-CICS command issued via application stub not supported

AFCA

Requested FCT dataset has been disabled

AFCL

Error occurred during automatic journalling or logging

AFCS

Error processing VSAM file control request in DFHVSP

AICA

Transaction abended as a runaway task. PSW in TCAPCPSW

AICB

Retrieve wait request reissued in system shutdown

AISA

CSMI has been attached from a non-terminal facility

AISB

CSMI has detected errors in data passed to it

AISC

CSMI has not received a TIOA

AISD

Mirror program received a non-zero return code

AISE

DFHISP has been generated without DL/I support

AISG

Mirror program reply could not be sent because of the state of the inter-systems's link

AISH

CSNC (new connection task) invoked incorrectly

AISI

Function shipping request passed by DFHEIP to DFHISP invalid

AISJ

CSNC abended because the CSIR transaction could not be attached

AISK

Mirror transaction (CSMI) on remote system has abended during function shipping request on a LU6.2 session

AISL

Illegal start of LU services manager transaction from a user terminal

AISM

Macro-level request for remote operations is illegal

AJCA

Irrecoverable I/O error on output to non-crucial journal

AJCB

Failure to switch to a new output volume for a non-crucial journal

AJCN

Unable to write dynamic log record to temporary storage

AKCD

KCP found an invalid dispatch control indicator

AKCL

Task owning a resource attempted to lock another resource

AKCP

Transaction abended on a stall condition

AKCR

Invalid type of request for KCP

AKCS

Deadlock time-out condition detected

AKCT

Terminal read timeout has occurred

AKCU

Logic error in DFHKCP

ALFA

Excessive LIFO storage used by task

ALFB

LIFO storage request by a CICS/VS module no a multiple of 8

ALFC

Error while attempting to free LIFO storage

AFLE

LIFO storage over written

AMSA

SBA not followed by two-byte address

AMSB

Internal logic error in DFHMSP

AMTA

Internal logic error in DFHMTPA

AMTB

Internal logic error in DFHMTPB

AMTD

Internal logic error in DFHMTPD

AMTE

Internal logic error in DFHMTPE

AMTF

Internal logic error in DFHMTPF

AMTG

Internal logic error in DFHMTPG

AMTH

Deferred abend when line or c.u. put out of service

AMTJ

Task terminated with a deferred abend by DFHMTPC

AMTM

Not enough output message save area

AMTO

Internal logic error in message handling routines of master terminal

AMT1

Transaction terminated when terminal put out of service

AMT2

Transaction terminated when line or c.u put out of service

AOCA

Error opening a VSAM ESDS

APCC

ANS COBOL support not generated in PCP

APCI

PL/I support not generated in PCP or DFHSAP could not be located

APCL

Shared library has not been initialized for CICS

APCM

Invalid TYPE parameter in DFHPC macro

APCN

Resident control counter in the PPT has gone negative

APCP

I/O error while loading a program

APCR

Invalid request for PCP

APCS

ANS SUBSET COBOL support not generate in PCP (DOS only)

APCT

Requested module not in PPT, or entry is disabled

APCX

Macro request issued by application program executing in 31-BIT addressing mode (MVS/XA only)

APC2

ANS COBOL V2 support not generated in PCP

APC3

ANS COBOL V3 support not generated in PCP

APC4

ANS COBOL V4 support not generated in PCP (OS only)

APLC

Shared library facilities are needed but not available

APLE

Error occurred during PL/I program management

APLI

Error detected on record transmission to CPLI queue

APLM

No main procedure

APLD

Error detected on record transmission to CPLD queue

APLG

Storage request to the storage allocation routines exceeds 65512

APLS

Abend on termination due to ERROR condition not caused by an Abend other than ASRA

APLX

ISASIZE has been exceeded; LIFO storage exhausted

APP1

Bad response code to DFHIC TYPE=GET

APP2

Data length five on DFHIC TYPE=GET

APP3

Attempt to send data to non-printer device

APR1

Error response to DFHIC TYPE=PUT during print key processing

APUA

GETSTG parameter missing on call to DFHPUP (PUPF)

APUB

GETSTG parameter missing on call to DFHPUP (PUPU)

APUC

Invalid function code for domain call to DFHPUP

APUD

Unable to locate RDO language definition table

APUE

Unable to load RDO language definition table due to lack of storage

APUF

RDO language definition table invalid or missing

APUG

Storage not obtained for CSD record buffer

APUH

Storage not obtained for argument list

APUI

Unable to free storage for argument list

APUJ

Unable to free storage for CSD record buffer

APUK

Unable to obtain buffer storage for logged RDO commands, or, in batch, unable to obtain buffer storage for back-translated resource definitions from CSD

APUM

No match found for function code in language definition table (invalid table or invalid argument list)

APUN

No match for function code in language definition table (invalid table or invalid CSD record passed)

APUP

Error in DFHPUP processing language definition table for RDO (error building keyword list)

APUQ

Error in DFHPUP processing language definition table for RDO (too many keywords)

APUR

Error in DFHPUP processing of an argument list or CSD record buffer (conflicting data types)

APUS

Error in DFHPUP processing a CSD record buffer (invalid data length)

APUT

Error in DFHPUP processing an argument list or CSD record buffer Invalid keyword existence bit number)

APUU

Error in DFHPUP processing a CSD record buffer (invalid default data type)

APUV

Error in DFHPUP processing a CSD record buffer (invalid default integer value code)

ARTA

Task does not own a terminal as its principal facility

ARLI

Transaction CSLG entered, but not internally initiated by a task attach

ARTB

No TIOA or data length equal zero

ARTC

Link to required system failed for an unknown reason

ARTD

Initial logic error in DFHRTE

ARTE

Error occurred while attempting to access temporary storage

ARTF

Attempt to use CRTE from a terminal with a permanenent transaction code TCT

ASCF

Invalid SCP FREEMAIN address

ASCR

Invalid SC request, request code on NUMBYTE

ASPD

Error during reset of the dynamic log

ASPE

Sync point rollback command issued by task with no dynamic transaction backout specified in PCT or DBP=NO specified in SIT

ASPL

Error while writing sync point information

ASP1

Intersystem session failed while a sync point was taken

ASP2

Sync point attempted with the intersystem links in an invalid state

ASP3

Remote system has failed to take a sync point required by LUW

ASP5

Task does not own it principal facility

ASP6

Attempt to flush data to a remote system failed

ASP8

Sync point rollback not supported for transaction which use function shipping or transaction routing

ASP9

An attempt to free a TCTTE owned by this task failed

ASRA

Task terminated due to a program interrupt

ASRB

Task terminated due to OS abend intercepted by CICS

ASRC

Task terminated due to program interrupt in PL/I program

ATCA

DFHTC macro issued during final quiesce mode

ATCB

DFHTC macros issued without an intervening wait

ATCC

More than one write to a pipeline session terminal

ATCD

VTAM support not generated

ATCE

WRITE requested with no TIOA provided

ATCF

VTAM request to a non-VTAM terminal

ATCG

READ or WRITE issued to a terminal not owned by task

ATCH

Deferred release of terminal by master terminal

ATCI

Immediate release of terminal by master terminal

ATCK

Unauthorized WRITE to VTAM specifying CCOMPL=NO

ATCL

Error occurred during automatic journalling or logging

ATCM

Error occurred while writing sync point information

ATCN

Error occurred during initial input journalling or logging

ATCO

'Signal', write 'structured field', or LU6.2 mapped conversation not supported

ATCP

Error while logging receipt of a positive response to output

ATCQ

DFHZRAQ error attempting to save TIOA on Temp Storage

ATCR

DFHZRAR error attempting to retreive TIOA from TS

ATCT

Attempt to build a surrogate TCTTE to represent a remotely owned terminal failed

ATCU

Task attempted to send to a LU, but was in receive mode

ATCV

Task attempted an operation on a LU but was not in the correct mode

ATCY

Error in processing inbound FMH-length error or invalid field

ATDD

Requested TD destination is disabled

ATDI

Invalid type of destination code in DCT

ATDL

Error during logging of activity against a recoverable destination

ATDT

Invalid TD service request code

ATDV

Additional information for ATDD abend when a VSAM or transient data error occurs

ATNA

CSNE entered with no error to resolve

ATND

Deferred abend requested by NEP or NACP

ATNI

Immediate abend requested by NEP or NACP (if BTAM, TEP, or TACP)

ATPA

ATP task purged by ATP operator

ATPB

Task under ATP encountered a delimiter on reading data

ATPQ

ATP purge logical error

ATPW

Delete request for output being processed

ATSL

Error during logging of activity against recoverable identifier

ATSP

Invalid PUT or PUTQ to recoverable DATAID

AVAA

CVST illegally entered from a terminal

AXFA

Keylength in FCT for request to remote system is zero

AXFB

FMH is not type 05, 06, or 43

AXFC

Unknown request passed to data transformation program

AXFD

Unable to send request passed to data transformation program to remote system

AXFE

Requested transformation does not exist

AXFF

Queue model FMH contains unacceptable queue organization

AXFG

Unacceptable argument number found following FMH type 43

AXFH

Unexpected argument number in data following FMH type 43

AXFI

Data length zero for a READQ or WRITEQTD

AXFJ

Error code in UIBFCTR and UIBDLTR cannot be converted to an equivalent SNA error code

AXFK

Data transformation program does not contain DL/I segment

AXFL

Function management header expected, null characters rec

AXFM

SYSIDERR raised

AXFN

Security check on a resource name failed

AXFO

The check on the DS and DBA parameters in an attach FMH has failed

AXFP

Required second FMH not received

AXFQ

FMH too short or too long

AXFR

Command level interface maximum length of 32767 exceeded

AXFS

Maximum I/O area length of 65535 exceeded

AXFT

Size estimate of output I/O area exceeded max

AXFU

Two-level cuser in FMH not supported

AXFV

Attempt to access DL/I local data base, but current version of data transformation program does not contain DL/I support for local data bases

AXTA

Calculation of data length to be shipped failed

AXTB

Attempt to obtain TIOA to ship data failed

AXTC

Attempt to transform data ready for shipment failed

AXTD

No TIOA received from remote system

AXTE

Data received from remote system not long enough

AXTF

No relay process FMH received from remote system

AXTG

Transformation of data received from remote system failed

AXTH

Attempt to locate terminal ID failed

AZCA

Error during LU6.2 mapped processing-conversation state does not match

AZCB

Sense code 088901xx received during LU6.2 mapped processing

AZCC

Function MGMT, Not supported by receiving system

AZCD

Data length mismatch detected during LU6.2 mapped process

AZCE

Data length exceeded limit of 65000 during LU6.2 processing

AZCF

Invalid request passed during LU6.2 mapped processing

AZCG

Error during LU6.2 mapped processing

AZCH

Sense code 0889xxxx received during processing of LU6.2 mapped data

AZCI

Session to be used in processing of LU6.2 mapped data bound with synclevel 1

AZCP

Logic error in ZCP

AZCJ

LU6.2 field with null data not supported by a remote system

AZI1

IRC data transmission request violated transmission protocol

AZI2

DFHIRP rejected transmission request or request violated internal IRC protocol

AZI3

Terminal request to a remotely owned terminal failed because the system conversation failed

AZI4

IRC request failed because other system unavailable for inter-region communication

AZI5

IRC data transmission request violated IRC protocol

AZI6

The transaction in the remote system abended causing this transaction to abend

AZTA

Task does not own a terminal as its principal facility

AZTB

Error from DFHXTP while performing transformation 1

AZTC

Error from DFHXTP while performing transformation 2

AZTD

Error from DFHXTP while performing transformation 3

AZTE

Error from DFHXTP while performing transformation 4

AZTG

Attempt to attach a task on a remotely owned terminal without an inter-system TCTTE as its principal facility

AZTH

Error response received from remote terminal control macro

AZTI

An attempt to attach a task on a remotely owned terminal which is not defined in this system

AZTJ

An attempt to attach a task that requires a VTAM terminal on a remotely owned non-VTAM terminal

AZTK

An attempt to attach a task that requires a non-VTAM terminal on a remotely owned VTAM terminal

AZTL

A remotely onwned terminal cannot be used to run this transaction

AZTM

Data received from a remote system does not contain an FMH

AZTN

Conversation with a remote system has been unexcectedly terminated

AZTO

The TCTTE ownership chain is in error

AZTP

BMS TYPE=STORE request issued on behalf of a remote system failed

AZTQ

Invalid BMS data received from a remote system

AZTR

BMS TYPE=PAGEOUT request issued on behalf of a remote system failed

AZTS

An attempt to ship data to a remote system failed

AZTU

The task does not own the link TCTTE after a sync point has been taken

AZTV

An invalid FMH has been received form the remote system

AZTW

An attempt was made to attach a task on a remotely owned terminal that was already running a task

AZTX

An attempt was made to attach a task on a remotely owned terminal. This terminal was in a routing session with a third system

1xxx - 9xxx

Abend codes with 1 through 9 as the first character are issued by COBOL II applications running on CICS. The last three digits of the abend code, xxx, correspond to the digits xxx in the associated COBOL II run-time message, IGZxxxI. For example, if you receive an abend code of 1001, the associated run-time message is IGZ001I. See IBM VS Cobol II Run Time Messages for further information on these errors.

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