Return and reason codes from the gateway

The RETURN-CODE tag provides the value of the return code from the TSO or ISPF service. If there is an error in the gateway, a value of 8 or 12 is returned with the RETURN-CODE tag and REASON-CODE tags of this format are also provided to describe the error:

<REASON-CODE id="isppcISPZ0007">ISPF OR SCLM SERVICE HAS ENDED
ABNORMALLY</REASON-CODE>

Table 1 lists the possible reason codes when there is a return code of 8 from the gateway:

Table 1. Possible reason codes for a return code of 8 from the gateway
Reason Code	Description
ISPZ0001	Error in ALLOCATION/WRITE to dsname.
ISPZ0002	Processing terminates.
ISPZ0003	Following function has failed: MSG: function
ISPZ0009	Error reading the ISPF.conf configuration file.
ISPZ0010	Ensure file exists in directory specified by the environment variable CGI_ISPCONF in the server configuration.
ISPZ0012	Error in ISPF data set allocation: See error message below
ISPZ0013	Error in allocating the following DD and data set names: MSG: DD=ddname MSG: dsname1 dsname2… dsnamen
ISPZ0014	Verify that the ISPF configuration file ISPF.conf on the host is correct.
ISPZ0224	* Operation Cancelled *
ISPZ0225	Possible previous request still active. Either cancel host session or retry once processing terminates.

Table 2 lists the possible reason codes when there is a return code of 12 from the gateway:

Table 2. Possible reason codes for a return code of 12 from the gateway
Reason Code	Description
ISPZ0007	ISPF or SCLM service has ended abnormally.
ISPZ0008	Review log for error details.