Return Codes from DEBCHK

Return Code	Meaning
0 (X'00')	The requested function completed successfully and register 1 contains the address of the DEB.
4 (X'04')	Either (a) the DEB table associated with the job step does not exist; or (b) the DEB field that is an index into the DEB table contains an invalid value; or (c) the control block address is not the same as the content of the DEB table entry.
8 (X'08')	An invalid TYPE was specified. (The DEBCHK routine was entered by a branch, not by the macro.)
12 (X'0C')	Your program was not authorized and TYPE was not VERIFY.
16 (X'10')	DEBDCBAD did not contain the address of the DCB (or ACB) that was passed to the DEBCHK routine.
20 (X'14')	The AM value does not equal the value in the DEBAMTYP field.
24 (X'18')	The DEB is not on the DEB chain and TYPE=ADD was specified.
28 (X'1C')	TYPE=ADD was specified for a DEB that was already entered in the DEB table.
32 (X'20')	The DEB table exceeded the maximum size and TYPE=ADD.
36 (X'24')	TYPE=PURGE,PURGE=FORCE was specified but one or more of the required conditions was not satisfied. The caller must be in system key, supervisor state, hold the local lock, and the passed DEB pointer must exist in the DEB table but not represent a valid DEB.