Messages

ASMXREF creates a message file containing information about its processing and about any error conditions it detects. Unless otherwise overridden, the message file uses the following file naming conventions:

For CMS - filename LIST filemode
where filename is the name of the control file.
For z/OS - SYSPRINT
For z/VSE - SYSLST

This section explains the ASMXREF message format and the messages you may receive.

The message format is as follows:

 ASMZnnn msglevel message_text

ASMZnnn: The error message number.
msglevel: A letter indicating the severity level. The letter associated with a numerical MSGLEVEL code or return code, as described in Table 1
message_text: The character string message_text denotes variable text with specific information such as a filename, table_name or record number.

Table 1. Message level
Message Level	Return Code	Description	Details
I	0	Information	ASMXREF informs you of actions taken. You probably expect the action. These messages keep you informed of the program's progress.
W	4	Warning	An ASMXREF action was taken or a condition encountered that may not produce the correct results. The condition or action taken is given in the message.
E	8	Error	These errors are expected to result in incorrect data. For example, an INCLUDE control statement explicitly requests that a specific module be processed, but the module is not found in the library.
S	12	Severe error	These messages indicate errors that can effect the entire run, such as ASMXREF control statement syntax errors. No processing is done when this type of error is found.
T	16	Terminating error condition	ASMXREF terminates processing when this error occurs.

ASMXREF issues all messages whose severity is equal to or greater than the message level you specify with the MSGLEVEL parameter.