Information Systems:Error messages on IBM i
Error message codes
CPA0701
Email message received, with subject ‘CPA0701’ –
CPF2817 received by ASSET01 at 1900. (C D I R) RUNQRY SHEILAUSER696377QCLXERR 00001140401133127 554007
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CPA0701 is not the error itself, but just tells you that there was one. You have to work back from here to find out what it was.
CPA3394
Email received with subject ‘CPA3394’ –
Subject: CPA3394 From: QSYSOPR To: SHEILAV Date: 22/05/2014 11:52 AM Load form type '&4' device &5 writer &1. (G B I H SA1INV11A QSPLJOB 985395QSPOPNWT 00001140522115234 175071
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This is a message that must be answered. We know that because it ends in (G B I H... This means the system is waiting for a response of Go, Begin, Ignore, Hold, Retry, or Cancel.
Look at the operator message queue to get more information, and to respond (DSPMSG QSYSOPR).
Work with Messages
Messages in: QSYSOPR System: BART
Type options below, then press Enter.
5=Display details and reply
Opt Message
Messages needing a reply
_ Load form type '*STD' device SA1INV11A writer SA1INV11A. (G B I H R C)
Messages not needing a reply
_ Job message queue for 874100/ASW4OWN/DPRQ1_VA has been wrapped.
_ Service Agent is analyzing your system product activity log entries.
_ Log version QHST14120I in QSYS closed and should be saved.
Key ‘5’ in front of the message and press enter. In this case, you will have to page to see the entire message.
Additional Message Information
Message ID . . . . . . : CPA3394 Severity . . . . . . . : 99
Message type . . . . . : Inquiry
Date sent . . . . . . : 05/22/14 Time sent . . . . . . : 11:52:34
Message . . . . : Load form type '*STD' device SA1INV11A writer SA1INV11A.
(G B I H R C)
Cause . . . . . : The file on output queue SA1INV11A in library QUSRSYS
requires form type '*STD' to be loaded on device SA1INV11A. The form type
for the file was all blanks when appears as the form type.
Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
G -- Begin processing the current file after loading the form type.
B -- Begin processing the current file after loading and aligning the form
type (no alignment message is sent - same as option 1 on System/36).
I -- Ignore the request to load the form type. Print the file on the
current formtype (same as option 0 on System/36).
H -- Hold the file and print the next file on the output queue.
R -- Search the output queue for the first available file with the correct
form type. Reply value R is useful after using the Change Writer (CHGWTR)
command to change the form type or the output queue of the writer.
*FILEEND must be specified for the option (OPTION) parameter on the CHGWTR
command for the change to take effect.
C -- Cancel the writer (same as option 2 on System/36).
Reply . . . : _____________________________________________________
Press Enter to continue.
F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel
F21=Select assistance level
This means that the System i thinks that a special form is loaded in the printer. I’m not sure what causes this, but it happens occasionally. The correct response to this is G -- Begin processing the current file after loading the form type.
If the form type the message is asking you to load is anything other than ‘*STD’ (standard), the correct response is I -- Ignore the request to load the form type. Print the file on the current form type. This in an anomaly (we are currently not using any special forms); if you answer with a G you will get this message again, telling you to change back to ‘*STD’.
CPA403D
Email received with subject ‘CPA403D’ –
Subject: CPA403D From: QSYSOPR To: SHEILAV Date: 30/04/2014 10:05 PM Operator action required on device NARINV09A (C R). NARINV09A QSPLJOB 854792QSPSNDWM 00001140430220515 463767
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This is a message that must be answered. We know that because it ends in (C R). This means the system is waiting for a response of either Cancel or Retry.
Look at the operator message queue to get more information, and to respond (DSPMSG QSYSOPR).
Work with Messages
Messages in: QSYSOPR System: BART
Type options below, then press Enter.
5=Display details and reply
Opt Message
Messages needing a reply
5 Operator action required on device NARINV09A (C R).
Messages not needing a reply
_ Job message queue for 874100/ASW4OWN/DPRQ1_VA has been wrapped.
_ Service Agent is analyzing your system product activity log entries.
_ Log version QHST14120I in QSYS closed and should be saved.
Key ‘5’ in front of the message and press enter.
Additional Message Information
Message ID . . . . . . : CPA403D Severity . . . . . . . : 99
Message type . . . . . : Inquiry
Date sent . . . . . . : 04/30/14 Time sent . . . . . . : 22:05:15
Message . . . . : Operator action required on device NARINV09A (C R).
Cause . . . . . : An error was detected on device NARINV09A. Look at the
printer to determine the cause of the problem.
Recovery . . . : Do one of the following and try the request again.
Possible choices for replying to message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
C -- Enter C to cancel the writer.
R -- Enter R to continue printing the file after the problem at the printer
has been corrected.
Technical description . . . . . . . . : For more information, see your
printer's operator guide.
Reply . . . : _____________________________________________________
Press Enter to continue.
F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel
F21=Select assistance level
The first thing to do, is Retry. If the message is not repeated (within a couple of minutes, depending on just what the cause is), the problem is solved. If the message is repeated, more investigation is required. In this case, go to the laser printer in the narcotics case, see what the problem is, and fix it. Then try Retry again.
CPA5305
(Note - Do not mix this up with ‘CPA4072 Maximum number of records reached for file ?????’, which means that a report file has reached the maximum number of output lines – 100,000 which can be from 2000 to 5000 pages. This means that either a user has made a mistake in their report request, or a program is looping.)
Email message received, with subject ‘CPA5305’ –
Record not added. Member HCDBINGRED is full. (C I 9999) SHEILAVD1 SHEILAV 927246QDBPUT 00001140508134054 091169
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Look at the operator message queue to get more information (DSPMSG QSYSOPR).
Work with Messages
Messages in: QSYSOPR System: BART
Type options below, then press Enter.
5=Display details and reply
Opt Message
Messages needing a reply
5 Record not added. Member HCDBINGRED is full. (C I 9999)
Reply . . : 9999
Messages not needing a reply
_ Job message queue for 693634/QTMHHTTP/WEBSMART has been wrapped.
_ Job message queue for 693543/EODJOB/FTP_ORDERS has been wrapped.
_ Service Agent is analyzing your system product activity log entries.
Key ‘5’ in front of the message and press enter.
Additional Message Information
Message ID . . . . . . : CPA5305 Severity . . . . . . . : 99
Message type . . . . . : Inquiry
Date sent . . . . . . : 05/08/14 Time sent . . . . . . : 13:40:54
Message . . . . : Record not added. Member HCDBINGRED is full. (C I 9999)
Cause . . . . . : The maximum size has been reached for member HCDBINGRED
file HCDBINGRED in library UWDASWVOLD. The record format is FORMAT0001 and
the member number is 1.
Recovery . . . : Enter one of the following:
C -- To cancel the request.
I -- To ignore this message, increase the file size by one increment, and
add the record to the file.
1-9999 -- To ignore this message, increase the file size by the specified
number of increments, and add the record to the file.
Reply . . . : 9999
Press Enter to continue.
F3=Exit F6=Print F9=Display message details F12=Cancel
F21=Select assistance level
This means that a file has hit the maximum number of records for which it is configured. You key in the number of increments to increase it; not number of records. The default for an ‘increment’ is 1000 records. The typical response to this is ‘9999’.
This could be caused by the programmer not configuring the file to be large enough, or it could be that a program is in a loop and adding duplicate records. If this message is repeated for the same file, a programmer should check it.