Two slightly different message formats may be used for Adabas Transaction Manager messages. The majority of messages have the following format:
ATMnnn ss message-text [additional information]
In this format, nnn is the message number, ss is the severity code (in hexadecimal), message-text is the text of the message, and [additional information] is where message content varies according to variable information placed into the message.
The other possible message format is:
ATMnnn ss xxxxx MESSAGE TEXT [additional information]
In this format, the additional information xxxxx identifies the Adabas System Coordinator daemon node (in the Adabas network).
The following table explains the general meaning of each severity level:
| Severity Codes | Description |
|---|---|
| 00 | Software AG use |
| 04 | Information only |
| 08 | Echo and confirmation |
| 10 | Warnings |
| 14 | Operator communication failure |
| 18 | Important shutdown messages |
| 20 | Initialization failure reasons |
| 24 | ABEND notification and information |
| FF | Special, unsuppressable messages |