The symptom strings placed in sections 3 and 4 of the symptom record
must be in the SDB (structured data base) format. In this format,
the individual symptoms in sections 3 and 4 consist of a prefix and
its associated data. Examples of typical prefixes are:
- Prefix
- Data
- PIDS/
- A component name
- RIDS/
- A routine name
- AB/
- An abend code
- PRCS/
- A return code
For more information about the prefixes and all valid SDB key names,
see z/OS MVS Programming: Assembler Services Reference IAR-XCT. For
a full explanation of symptom strings and how to format and print
the four basic symptom record reports, see z/OS Problem Management and z/OS MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Service Aids.