Messages issued by ISMF

  1. Read the help panel to determine if you can do something to resolve the problem. If the explanation provided does not indicate how to correct the error, continue this procedure.
  2. Build the message keyword by appending the message identifier to the keyword prefix MSG.
    Example: If the message identifier is DGTMD006, specify the message type-of-failure keyword as follows:
    MSGDGTMD006

    If ISPF logging was in effect when the message was issued, specify the return code and reason code related to the message exactly as the system presents them. Continue with Step 3.

    If ISPF logging was not in effect when the message was issued, the type-of-failure keyword is complete. See ISMF—module keyword.

  3. If the ISPF log was turned on when the message was issued, you must specify the message-related return code and reason code. To determine the return code and reason code, examine the ISPF log for the entry associated with the message identifier. (See ISMF's use of the ISPF log for a description of the ISPF log.) Record the return code and reason code exactly as they appear in the log, on the Keyword worksheet as modifier keywords.
  4. See ISMF—modifier keywords.