Message numbers and severity levels

Each of the messages issued by IDF is of the form:

Message format

ASMmssnnnnl text

where:

ASM

Is the component name for IDF and related utilities.

m

Is the program identifier.

This is one of:

K: ASMLKEDT (z/VSE Phase MAP Creation Utility)
L: IDF Language Support
M: IDF Base Debugger
X: ASMLANGX (ADATA Extraction Utility)

ss

Is the subsystem identifier.

This identifies the subsystem within the program which issued the message. Its main use is to help IBM Service Personnel in tracking potential problems.

nnnn

Is the message number.

l

Is the message severity level.

This is one of:

I: Informational message
A: Action message
Used to prompt for user input
W: Warning message
E: Error message
S: Severe error message
T: Terminating error message