| Text | ESY5550 Not a PDS or LIBRARIAN file or VSAM data set. | 
| Explanation | An attempt was made to access the directory of a non-PDS file. | 
| Action | Change data set name and rerun program. | 
| Text | ESY5551 Member not specified. | 
| Explanation | An attempt was made to access a PDS member without specifying its name. | 
| Action | Specify member name. | 
| Text | ESY5552 NEWNAME / ALIAS operand missing. | 
| Explanation | No value for NEWNAME or ALIAS was given. Formats are: NEWNAME (A8) - view PDS-UPDATE ALIAS (A8) - view CATALOG-UPDATE NEWNAME (A44) - view VTOC-UPDATE | 
| Action | Supply a value for NEWNAME or ALIAS. | 
| Text | ESY5553 I/O error on directory. | 
| Explanation | An error occurred while reading a PDS directory. | 
| Action | The directory of the specified data set is probably invalid. Check with the systems programmer. | 
| Text | ESY5554 MEMBER not found in directory. | 
| Explanation | An attempt was made to access a member which does not exist. | 
| Action | Specify valid member name. | 
| Text | ESY5555 NEWNAME / ALIAS already exists in directory. | 
| Explanation | Values for NEWNAME and ALIAS must be unique within a directory. The value specified already exists. | 
| Action | Enter a unique value for NEWNAME or ALIAS. | 
| Text | ESY5556 File is in use. | 
| Explanation | The file is under exclusive control of another user. | 
| Action | Retry at a later time. | 
| Text | ESY5557 File is held by linkage editor. | 
| Explanation | The file is under exclusive control of the linkage editor. | 
| Action | Retry at a later time. | 
| Text | ESY5558 No space in Directory. | 
| Explanation | No space is available in the Directory. | 
| Action | Enlarge the Directory. | 
| Text | ESY5559 STOW error, RC ..., reason .... | 
| Explanation | An error occurred during a STOW attempt. | 
| Action | No action is required. | 
| Text | ESY5560 Segment length greater than 253. | 
| Explanation | The maximum segment length is 253. | 
| Action | Specify a valid SEGMENT-LENGTH. | 
| Text | ESY5561 Required catalog does not exist. | 
| Explanation | The specified catalog does not exist. | 
| Action | Specify a valid CVOL. | 
| Text | ESY5562 Catalog entry not found. | 
| Explanation | The entry was not found in the catalog. | 
| Action | No action is required. | 
| Text | ESY5563 Data set is an index. | 
| Explanation | The data set to be catalogued is an index. | 
| Action | Specify a valid data set name. | 
| Text | ESY5564 Data set not at lowest index level. | 
| Explanation | The data set name entered must be at the lowest index level. | 
| Action | Enter a valid data set name. | 
| Text | ESY5565 Syntax error in data set name. | 
| Explanation | A syntax error was detected in the data set name. | 
| Action | Specify a valid data set name. | 
| Text | ESY5566 Syntax error in catalog name. | 
| Explanation | A syntax error was detected in the catalog name. | 
| Action | Specify a valid catalog name. | 
| Text | ESY5567 Invalid OPTION, specify LONG or USERCAT. | 
| Explanation | An invalid OPTION was specified, valid options are LONG and USERCAT. | 
| Action | Specify a valid OPTION (LONG or USERCAT). | 
| Text | ESY5571 DSNAME operand missing. | 
| Explanation | A fully qualified data set name must be specified. Format is (A44). | 
| Action | Enter a valid DSNAME. | 
| Text | ESY5572 NEWNAME missing. | 
| Explanation | A fully qualified data set must be specified as NEWNAME for the RENAME function. | 
| Action | Specify a valid DSNAME in the NEWNAME field for the RENAME function. | 
| Text | ESY5573 SCRATCH invalid. | 
| Text | ESY5574 RENAME invalid. | 
| Explanation | The NEW data set name contains invalid characters. | 
| Action | Check NEW data set name for invalid characters. | 
| Text | ESY5575 Dataset not renamed, CATALOG-UPDATE function failed. | 
| Explanation | The new dataset name cannot be cataloged. Therefore the old dataset name is still valid, and the dataset can now be accessed only specifying the correct volume. | 
| Action | Check with your systems programmer why the new dataset name cannot be cataloged. | 
| Text | ESY5576 SCRATCH returned with RC ... and status .... | 
| Explanation | SCRATCH could not be performed. See the OS/390 DFSMSdfp Advanced Services Manual for a detailed explanation of the return code and status code. | 
| Action | Check status of dataset. | 
| Text | ESY5577 RENAME returned with RC ... and status .... | 
| Explanation | RENAME could not be performed. See the OS/390 DFSMSdfp Advanced Services Manual for a detailed explanation of the return code and status code. | 
| Action | Check status of dataset. | 
| Text | ESY5578 RENAME fatal error; VOL ... DSN .... | 
| Explanation | RENAME could not be performed. Check the dataset (see DSN value) on volume (see VOL value). | 
| Action | Check with your systems programmer. | 
| Text | ESY5580 Binder API :1: call, rc :2:, rsn :3:. | 
| Explanation | A call to the Binder API failed. | 
| Action | Contact Software AG technical support. | 
| Text | ESY5590 End of data reached during inplace-update. | 
| Explanation | It is not possible to add records with the UPDATE-INPLACE function. | 
| Action | Do not use UPDATE-INPLACE for adding records. | 
| Text | ESY5591 Member not found for inplace-update. | 
| Action | Specify a valid MEMBER. | 
| Text | ESY5592 Record length error for variable inplace-update. | 
| Action | Check the source program. RECORD-LENGTH cannot be changed. |