The structure of the FT system messages is as follows:
FTRnnnn OPENFT: message text
or
FTCnnnn message text
FTRnnnn
is the message code. The message code is 7 characters long.
message text
is the message text. The text appears in uppercase letters. The message text can contain what are known as inserts, e.g. (&00). These parts of the messages are supplied with the current value (e.g. transfer ID) when the message is output.
Additional explanatory information for the message is given under "Meaning"; "Response" tells you what action you should take. The texts are not displayed with the message.
Messages with the message code FTRnnnn (nnnn < 4000) and FTCnnnn are displayed both for the FT user and for the FT administrator.
Messages with the message code FTR4nnn are only displayed for the FT administrator. Messages with this message code are only described in this manual.
All message lists were generated with a view to your finding in them any error message that you might encounter. Consequently, the lists also contain a series of messages, that are only output under very specific circumstances (i.e. very rarely).
This also means that you cannot always expect the message from among those contained in the lists that would seem most appropriate to you.
Asynchronous messages for the FT administrator
Messages are normally a response to administration commands. There are, however, messages that are not generated by, or not only by, administration commands. These messages are output when FT administration mode is activated and/or to a console/a number of consoles and written to the openFT job log.
The meaning of these messages and the responses are explained in section “FTR4nnn messages”.
Asynchronous messages for the user
In addition to the request confirmation or rejection, which is output to the user directly after the command has been entered, the FT system can also send asynchronous messages to the user indicating that file transfer has been terminated.
Further information is given in the manual "openFT (z/OS) - Command Interface".
Error codes and additional information
Additional error codes and supplementary partner-specific information can be output for some user messages. These provide additional information for troubleshooting.
As a rule, this supplementary information is made up of a return code from the operating system together with a text supplied by the operating system issued in the language set in the operating system. The supplementary information can also comprise an English language text generated by openFT itself.
It is appended to the end of the message and is restricted to a length of 64 characters. Longer texts are truncated.