SIP Service Return Codes and Reason Codes

This document contains the return codes and reason codes of the Session Information Pool (SIP) Service requests.

Unlike Natural system messages, the explanatory long texts to these messages and codes are only available in this document, not online.

For information on the Session Information Pool (SIP) Service, see Authorized Services Manager under z/OS in the Operations documentation.

This document covers the following topics:

Return Codes

Decimal Explanation
0 Function completed normally.
4 Auth. server not available
8 Parmlist write protected.
12 Error, see reason code.
16 Abnormal end.
20 Coupling Facility (CF) interface error.
24 Abend without work area, recursive abend.
28 Abend during SIP index update.

SIP Reason Codes for Return Code 0

Dec Explanation
4 SIP Service local only (no Coupling Facility).

SIP Reason Codes for Return Code 12

General Errors

Dec Explanation
104 SIP Service not available.
108 GETMAIN for work area failed.
112 Invalid function code.

ALLOC Function Errors

Dec Explanation
8 Invalid key (session ID).
12 Duplicate key (session ID).
16 Session information pool full.
20 Requested length exceeds slot size.

FREE Function Errors

Dec Explanation
4 Invalid slot address.
8 Invalid key (session ID).
12 Slot/key mismatch.

WRITE Function Errors

Dec Explanation
4 Invalid slot address.
8 Invalid key (session ID).
12 Slot/key mismatch.
16 Buffer not addressable.
20 Invalid buffer length.

GET UNIQUE Function Errors

Dec Explanation
4 Invalid slot address.
8 Invalid key (session ID).
12 Slot/key mismatch.
16 Buffer not modifiable.
24 Key (session ID) not found.
28 Info: Output truncated.

GET SEQUENTIAL Function Errors

Dec Explanation
16 Buffer not modifiable.
20 Invalid buffer length.

QUERY Function Errors

Dec Explanation
16 Buffer not modifiable.
20 Invalid buffer length.