IBM MAINFRAMES

CICS Training Class -05

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Polsani Anil Kumar

Error Handling

An ERROR in CICS mostly know as CONDITIONS

When the error occurs the program can perform any of the
following

1. Rely on the system default action i.e., system will terminate

or suspend the task

2. Pass control to a specified paragraph. This could be done by

using HANDLE CONDITION command

3. Take no action and let the program continue on a command

failure. A return code is set in EIBRESP and this status occurs
because of NOHANDLE/RESP/IGNORE CONDITION.

HANDLE CONDITION

HANDLE CONDITION specifies the name of condition and

the location within the program to be branched.

It remains active while the program is executing or until it

encounters IGNORE/ANOTHER HANDLE CONDITION.

Syntax:
EXEC CICS HANDLE CONDITION
ERROR(ERRORHANDLE)
LENGTHERR(LENGTHRTN)
END-EXEC.

IGNORE CONDITION

IGNORE CONDITION specifies the name of the condition

to be ignored ( no action will be taken)

Syntax
EXEC CICS IGNORE CONDITION
ITEMERR
LENGERR
END-EXEC.

THIS CONDITIONS WILL NOT HAVE ANY ACTION IF

IT occurs

NOHANDLE & RESP

NOHANDLE to specify no action to be taken for any

condition or attention identifier(aid)

RESP(DATAITEM) where DATAITEM is a user-defined

full word binary data area, On return from the command it
contains a return code later, it can be tested by means of
DFHRESP as follows

If DATAITEM = DFHRESP(NORMAL)

PUSH & POP

To suspend and restore all current handle condition/handle

aid / handle abend/ ignore condition.

Mostly used with subprograms

While returning the control it can restore the handle command

using POP HANDLE

Syntax

While receiving the control a sub-program can suspend handle

command of the called program using PUSH HANDLE

EXEC CICS PUSH HANDLE END-EXEC.

EXEC CICS POP HANDLE END-EXEC.

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