M204.2561
M204.2561 ECF token module=token2 completion=token3 reason=token4 return=token5 ECTASK=hexValue TCB=hexValue2
An External Call Facility (ECF) operation failed when processing the external module named in the message.
- Operation (token0) can be one of:
Operation
You issued ECF statement
z/OS response
CALL
EXTERNAL CALL
ABEND external program
DELETE
EXTERNAL DELETE
Issue an error to DELETE request
LOAD ABENDED
EXTERNAL LOAD
ABEND during this processing
LOAD FAILED
EXTERNAL LOAD
Issue an error to LOAD request
- Completion code (token3) has two formats:
Completion code
Type of code
Snnn
z/OS system code, described in IBM z/OS System Codes, GC28-1780
Unnnn
User ABEND code, issued by the external program that ABENDed
The Completion code is a hexadecimal value for system codes and a decimal value for user ABEND codes.
- Reason code (token4) is a hexadecimal value.
- Return code (token5) is a decimal value.
The message always reports either a Return code or a Completion code and associated Reason code.
Response: Determine what action needs to be taken, based on the error code.
Message attributes:
| RETCODEO=0 | Sets online return code |
|---|---|
| RETCODEB=0 | Sets batch (single user) return code |
| CLASS=I | Information class; the message can be suppressed with the X'02' bit setting of the MSGCTL parameter |
| AUDITRK | Writes the message with line type RK to the audit trail |
| NOCOUNT | Does not increment the error count (ERCNT) parameter |
| NOTERM | Does not display the message on the user's terminal |