IMS Database Repair Facility messages

Use the information in these messages to help you diagnose and solve IMS Database Repair Facility problems. Messages are sent to the SYSPRINT data set, TSO user, or console operator using WTO and WTOR.

Message format

IMS Database Repair Facility messages adhere to the following format:

FABZnnnx
FABZnnnnx

where:

FABZ

Indicates that the message was issued by IMS Database Repair Facility

nnn

nnnn

Indicates the message identification number. It is either a three-digit number or a four-digit number.

There are similar message numbers in IMS Database Repair Facility. For example, there is both message FABZ001 and message FABZ0001. Following standard sequencing rules, messages FABZ0001I through FABZ0013I are listed before message FABZ000W.

x

Indicates the severity of the message:

E: Indicates that an error occurred, which might or might not require operator intervention.
I: Indicates that the message is informational only.
W: Indicates that the message is a warning to alert you to a possible error condition.

Each message also includes the following information:

Explanation:: The Explanation section explains what the message text means, why it occurred, and what its variables represent.
System action:: The System action section explains what the system will do in response to the event that triggered this message.
User response:: The User response section describes whether a response is necessary, what the appropriate response is, and how the response will affect the system or program.