ABEND Codes

PHOENIX or PREFERENCE and their associated utilities can terminate with an ABnormal END (ABEND) condition.  Some are deliberate and, unfortunately, some are not.  Two types of ABEND codes are produced:  system and user.  In your listing, system ABEND codes are prefaced by an S, and user ABEND codes are prefaced by a U. The system ABEND codes are generally the nondeliberate ones.

Action To Take

There are no exact steps to follow if you encounter an ABEND code.  In general, you should first check for DD STATEMENT MISSING messages in your JCL listing.  If there are any of these messages, provide the specified DD statements, and retry the job.

Another item to check is the last control card keyword that was examined.  If this card looks unusual (bad numeric, null, excessive length), remove it, and retry the job.

Anytime you receive an ABEND code, add a SYSUDUMP DD statement to your JCL, capture all output from the job, and obtain a complete copy of your control cards before calling PHOENIX/PREFERENCE technical support.

User ABEND Codes

The following are user ABEND codes:

 

Code

Description

U0022

An error was encountered while the system was processing the control information that you specified in the JCL EXEC card PARM field.  This error is accompanied by message GB013 which is in the GSPDIAG SYSOUT file.

U0023

You specified ERROR=ABORT, and an error was detected while the system was processing your input control information.  Utility processing is stopped immediately.  Before continuing, you must determine what partial actions were performed, if any.  This error is accompanied by message GB012 which is in the GSPDIAG SYSOUT file.

U0024

You did not include a SYSPRINT DD card. No utility functions were attempted.  Provide a SYSPRINT DD card, and retry the job.  This error is accompanied by message GC174 which is in the GSPDIAG SYSOUT file.

U0025

A permanent I/O error has occurred on a disk file.  Termination is immediate.  Determine if any files were partially updated.  If so, restore them from back-up tape before proceeding with other processing.  This error is accompanied by message GC150 which is in the GSPDIAG SYSOUT file.

U0026

A permanent I/O error has occurred on a disk file.  Termination is immediate.  Determine if any files were partially updated.  If so, restore them from back-up tape before proceeding with other processing.  This error is accompanied by message GC207 which is in the GSPDIAG SYSOUT file.