Message Class 2016 - Connections to CICS Socket Listener

The messages have the format:

2016nnnn

where 2016 is the message class, and
nnnn is the message number in the range 0000 - 9999

Overview of Messages

20160001 | 20160009 | 20160010 | 20160012 | 20160013 | 20160014 | 20160015 | 20160022 | 20160023 | 20160100 | 20160101 | 20160102 | 20160103 | 20160104 | 20160105 | 20160106 | 20160107 | 20160108 | 20160109 | 20160110 | 20161000 | 20161001 | 20161003 | 20161004 | 20161005 | 20161007 | 20161008 | 20161009 | 20161010 | 20161013 | 20161014 | 20161015 | 20161016 | 20161017 | 20161018 | 20161019 | 20161020 | 20161021 | 20161022 | 20161023 | 20161101 | 20161102 | 20161103 | 20161104 | 20161105 | 20161106
20160001 Process request and reply: illegal action <number indicating action>
Explanation

During request/reply processing the next action is illegal in the current state.

Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20160009 <Exception with detailed message >
Explanation

An exception occurred while formatting the message. In most cases, the reason is an inconsistency in metadata.

Action

See detailed message or contact Software AG Support.
20160010 Compression=off not possible
Explanation

An RPC with compression "0" or "off" is not supported.

Action

Change compression to 1 or 2.
20160012 <Exception with detailed message>
Explanation

This exception occurs in message processing.
Action

See detailed message and contact Software AG Support.
20160013 Preparing message failed, see log for details
or
Message received from server does not fit buffer
Explanation

There are two reasons for this error code.

  1. Marshalling of message failed before sending to CICS.

  2. The received message does not have the expected layout and the values cannot be unmarshalled from it.
Action

Check the following metadata for consistency or contact Software AG Support:

Details can be found in wmentirex.log with trace level 2.
20160014 Transformation error on reply: <Exception with detailed message>
Explanation

The metadata is inconsistent or this data type is not supported.
Action

See detailed message or contact Software AG Support.
20160015 Transformation error on request: <Exception with detailed message>
Explanation

This data type is not supported.
Action

See detailed message or contact Software AG Support.
20160022 Unsupported command <command>.
or
Exception: <Exception with detailed message>
Explanation

There are two reasons for this error code.

  1. An unknown internal command is used.

  2. An exception occurred during action processing. The log files contain a stack trace.
Action

See detailed message and log files or contact Software AG Support.
20160023 Preparing message failed, see log for details
Explanation

Marshalling of message failed before sending to CICS.
Action

Check the following metadata for consistency or contact Software AG Support:

Details can be found in wmentirex.log with trace level 2.
20160100 Receive only not supported
Explanation

This type of call is not supported.
Action

Modify your client.
20160101 Invalid program name
Explanation

Program name exceeds the maximum of 8 bytes.
Action

Modify your client.
20160102 Reliable Send not supported
Explanation

This type of call is not supported.
Action

Modify your client.
20160103 Send only not supported
Explanation

This type of call is not supported.
Action

Modify your client.
20160104 Invalid encoding <message>
Explanation

The configured encoding is not valid.
Action

Modify your configuration.
20160105 <detailed error message from the socket layer>
Explanation

Communication to the CICS Socket Listener resulted in an error. See the error message for details.
Action

Use the error message from the socket layer to correct this or correct the configuration.
20160106 Create PassTicket error: <error message>
Explanation

Creation of the PassTicket was not possible. Check the error message for details. Typically one of the input parameters (user ID, application name, or secured signon key) is not valid.

Action

Modify the configuration.
20160107 Invalid eyecatcher <message>
Explanation

The response returned from CICS does not contain the expected eyecatcher. Possible reasons include:

  • the configured port is not used by the CICS socket listener but by another application

  • a wrong encoding has been specified in the configuration

  • a CICS error occurred during the initial call (e.g. a security issue), check the message for details
Action

Modify the configuration.
20160108 Invalid response length
Explanation

The reply is shorter than the minimum length.
Action

Check the configuration (see 20160107) or contact Software AG Support.

20160109 Not enough memory for response
Explanation

The Java virtual machine does not provide enough memory to process the response.
Action

Check the configuration (see 20160107) or increase the memory of the JVM.

20160110 Internal version mismatch, received %s, expected %d
Explanation

The response returned from CICS does not contain the expected version.
Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20161000 RFE Version not supported
Explanation

The UNIX/Windows components and RPC RFE cannot agree to a valid protocol version.
Action

Verify if UNIX/Windows components and RPC RFE run with supported versions.
20161001 Memory allocation failed
Explanation

Cannot allocate memory in CICS region.
Action

Check CICS log for previous errors and for CICS short-on-storage conditions.
20161003 Cannot take socket connection
Explanation

Error from CICS TCP layer.
Action

Check for TCP-related errors in CICS log or contact Software AG Support.
20161004 Cannot create Socket
Explanation

Error from CICS TCP layer.
Action

Check for TCP-related errors in CICS log or contact Software AG Support.
20161005 Cannot bind Socket
Explanation

Error from CICS TCP layer.
Action

Check for TCP-related errors in CICS log or contact Software AG Support.
20161007 Select Socket failed
Explanation

Error from CICS TCP layer.
Action

Check for TCP-related errors in CICS log or contact Software AG Support.
20161008 Communication timeout exceeded
Explanation

The timeout value configured on UNIX/Windows side has been exceeded.
Action

Check timeout value on UNIX/Windows side or contact Software AG Support.
20161009 Recv Socket failed
Explanation

Error from CICS TCP layer.
Action

Check for TCP-related errors in CICS log or contact Software AG Support.
20161010 Partner closed connection
Explanation

This is not an error. It indicates that the UNIX/Windows component closed the connections.
Action

None.
20161013 Invalid request data
Explanation

RPC RFE received data which does not apply to the expected protocol data.
Action

Configure trace level 3 on UNIX/Windows side to display the data in CICS log.
20161014 Internal: missing data in packet
Explanation

RPC RFE received data which does not apply to the expected protocol data.
Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20161015 Unsupported interface type
Explanation

RPC RFE received data which does not apply to the expected protocol data.
Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20161016 Unsupported request type
Explanation

RPC RFE received data which does not apply to the expected protocol data.
Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20161017 Invalid data %s
Explanation

RPC RFE received data which does not apply to the expected protocol data.

  • Invalid data: CommArea length less than CommArea data or > 32K
    Internal data error in protocol

  • Invalid data: modified data outside defined interface
    Potential reason: commarea definition of the remote program exceeds the interface definition in IDL.

Action

Contact Software AG Support.
20161018 EXEC CICS %s error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command.
Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161019 Abend %.4s occurred in program %.8s psw=%s
Explanation

Abnormal end occurred.
Action

Check CICS log for a dump and contact Software AG Support.
20161020 CICS VERIFY error: %.200s
Explanation

Error from executing CICS VERIFY command.

Action

Check for conditions in dynamic message text or contact Software AG Support.
20161021 Error from system function %s errno:%d errno2:0x%4.8X
Explanation

Error from z/OS system function.
Action

Check CICS log for extended error information (errno and errno2) and contact Software AG Support.

20161022 Invalid definition of user task %.4s: %s
Explanation

The user task defined in the EntireX Adapter/RPC Server is not correctly defined in CICS.
Action

Define the user task as CICS task with the program EXXRFECU. See Installing CICS Socket Listener in the z/OS Installation documentation.

20161023 Cannot give socket connection
Explanation

Error passing the socket to the defined user task.
Action

Run with trace (set in EntireX Adapter/RPC server). The trace output provides additional error information.

See

  • Changing the Trace Level Temporarily using the Command Central GUI | Command Line and

  • Configuring an RPC Server Instance > Trace Level using the Command Central GUI | Command Line in the RPC Server for CICS Socket Listener documentation

  • Adapter Settings in the EntireX Adapter documentation

20161101 CICS program %s call error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command LINK.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161102 CICS Syncpoint error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command SYNCPOINT.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161103 CICS Rollback error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command SYNCPOINT ROLLBACK.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161104 CICS Put Container %s error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command PUT CHANNEL.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161105 CICS Get Container %s error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command GET CHANNEL.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.

20161106 CICS Call Container %s error, resp=%d resp2=%d
Explanation

Error from executing CICS command LINK CHANNEL.

Action

Check CICS documentation for resp/resp2 of the related CICS command or contact Software AG Support.