IBM 5250 Error Codes

Error Codes are four or six digit hexadecimal codes that may appear on the error line in your
terminal workstation display during operation.

Error code ranges

Refer to the Error Code Range Chart below, and then go the appropriate chart.
Error Code Range Description of Error Code and Suggested Response

0000 to 003F An operator error occurred during an entry operation Locate the exact
code and follow the instructions. See Operator Entry Errors Codes

0040 to 005F An error occurred on the communication network during controller/host

communication. Check the modems, cables, line and connections to the
host system.

0060 to 0069 An operation error occurred when trying Ideographic Support. See
Ideographic Support Error Codes.

0070 to 007F An operator error occurred. See Text Entry Assist Error Codes while using
the text processing function.

0090 to 009F A display station operator Error Codes. See Host Support System caused
an error that involves the host system.

100000 to 10FFFF A display station operator attempted to enter an incorrect or invalid, X.25
command or parameters from the keyboard. See X.25 Error Codes

110000 to 1FFFFF An error was detected by the DTE or DCE X.25 Network. See sections
Call Systems and try to re-establish the communications.

400000 to 400900 Linking errors.

400A00 to 411300 XID Errors

420000 to 441200 LU6.2 Errors

540404 to 540408 LAN AS/400 attachment errors

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 Error Identification

0000 to 0038, Operator Entry Error Codes

Refer to the following Operator Entry Error Code Chart if the code displayed is in the range
from 0000 through 003F. Note the following:

1. If an operator entry error occurs, further input tasks are suspended until the problem is
resolved. The error might be an invalid key, input or a entering data at too high a rate.
2. In some applications you can press the HELP key to get more information about the
nature of the error.
333... To recover from the error, press the Error Reset key at the operator workstation
involved. The Field-, Field+, or Field Exit key to blank all of the field.

Operator Entry Error Code Chart

Error Error Description and Suggested Recovery

Code
0000 HELP Key Not Allowed.
0001 Keyboard Overrun. Entering information at too high a rate.
0002 Invalid Scan Code.
0003 Invalid Command/PF Key
0004 Data Not Allowed in This Field
0005 Cursor in Protected Area of Display.
0006 Key Following SYS REQ Key Not Valid.
0007 Mandatory Enter Field - Must Enter Data
0008 This Field Must Have Alphabetic Characters
0009 This Field Must Have Numeric Characters
0010 Only Characters 0 Through 9 Permitted.
0011 Key For Sign Position of Field Not Valid.
0012 Insert mode--no room to insert data.
0013 Insert Mode - Only Data Keys Permitted
0014 Mandatory Fill Field - Must Fill to Exit
0015 Modulo 10 or 11 Check Digit Error. You entered data into a self-check field.
0016 F - Key Not Valid in this field
0017 To recover - press the ERROR RESET key. Enter data to the end of the field
or move the cursor to the start of the field and use
0018 Key Used to exit this field not valid
0019 DUP or FIELD-MARK keys not permitted in this field

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0020 Function key not valid for right adjust field

0021 Data must be entered in this field.
0022 Status of field not known
0023 Hex Mode - Entry not valid
0024 Decimal Field - Entry Not Valid
0026 F-Key Entry Not Valid
0027 The key pressed is undefined and therefore cannot be used.
0029 Diacritic Character not valid.
0031 Data Buffer overflow
0032 MSR data error
0033 MSR data received was secured and this field was not specified for secured
data.
0034 MSR data exceeds length of field. Data received from card exceeds length of
field.
0035 MSR Error. Card incorrectly inserted or damaged.
0036 Cursor Select not allowed in field-exit required state.
0037 This is a non-selectable field - you've pressed cursor select.
0038 Light Pen and MSR Use Not Allowed.

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0040 to 005F Communication Network Errors

Cause Description and Suggested Recovery
Code
0040 Modem or DCE is not ready or not functioning properly. Data Set Ready (DSR) Line
Inactive (Model 01); DCE Not Ready (Model 02)
This error indicates that the modem or DCE was not ready during required intervals of
normal operation. The operating state of the modem or DCE is checked at different times,
depending on the specific link-level protocol in use.
0041 Idle condition detected (X.25 only). This error indicates that the receive line was idle for 15
or more contiguous bit-times.
0042 Receive Clock Failure This error indicates that the receive clock signal became inactive
during data transfer.
0044 30-Second Timeout (switched line only).
Indicates that no valid data has been received for 30 seconds. The DTR signal goes
inactive to disconnect the line

0045 DCE Will Not Activate (X.25 only) Indicates that either a Disconnect mode (DM) or a
DISCONNECT (DISC) command was received during the link setup sequence.

0046 Frame Reject Received. The control unit received an FRMR from the network, indicating
that an error was detected in the last frame transmitted. The error log entry of this code
includes three sense bytes, which preserve the contents of the FRMR I-field.

0047 Unexpected Disconnect Mode (DM) or DISCONNECT (DISC) Command Received.

Indicates that either a Disconnect mode (DM) or a DISCONNECT (DISC) command was
received while in information transfer state.

0048 Unexpected Unnumbered Acknowledgment (UA) Frame Received. The control unit
received a UA frame while in information transfer state.

0049 An SABME was received while the controller was in information transfer state.

0050 Ready For Sending (RFS) Error. This error occurs when either the RFS line is inactive for
up to 30 seconds while the RTS line is active or the RFS line is active when the RTS line
is inactive. (except during V.25 bis call establishment).

0051 Transmit Clock Failure. The transmit clock failed during a transmit operation.

0052 Transmit Hardware Error. The link adapter hardware failed to complete a transmit
operation within 30 seconds, but no transmit clock or other DCE signal failure was
detected.

0053 Expiration of Retry Count (X.25 only). No acknowledgment of a transmission was received
within allowed timeout. (Timeout retry count (N2) and retry interval (T1) are specified in
CSU Field 7)

0054 Frame Reject Sent. The control unit has sent a link-level FRMR response to the host
system after receiving an invalid SDLC or LAPB command. Sense bytes S1, S2 and S3
preserve the contents of the FRMR I-field.

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0060 to 0069 Ideographic Errors

0060 Ideographic or Bidirectional support error. Invalid data or key pressed. To correct error,
press Error-Reset at the work station and if it is an Ideographic error, this field only accepts
double-data characters--enter the correct data.

0061 Ideographic or Bidirectional support error. Invalid data or key pressed. To correct error,
press Error-Reset at the work station and if it is an Ideographic error, this field only accepts
alphanumeric data--enter the correct data.

0062 The cursor is not in position to change the data type. Press Error-Reset and re-attempt.

0063 Invalid Ideographic character entered in Alternate Entry mode. Press Error-Reset.

0064 The keyboard mode does not support the key pressed. Press Error-Reset.

0065 The cursor is in a column reserved for shift-out or shift-in characters. Press Error-Reset.

0066 This is not a data character and therefore, cannot be repeated. Press Error-reset.

0067 The workstation extension character RAM is full. Press Error-Reset.

0068 The output data stream to the 3030 is not valid for extension characters. Press Error-
Reset.
0069 Ideographic or Bidirectional support error. Ideographic error--The extension characters to
the 3030 are undefined; Bi-directional error--a terminating character cannot be inserted.
Press Error-Reset.

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0070 to 0078, Text Entry Assist Error Codes

If you are using the Display Write program and an error code in the range 0070 through
007F is displayed, refer to the following Text Entry Assist Error Code Chart for a detailed
description of the problem and a suggested recovery action.

Text Entry Assist Error Code Chart

Error Description and Suggested Recovery

Code

0070 Word Wrap/Carrier Return Error. To recover - press the Error Reset key. For more
information, press the Help key.

0071 Command Conflict. To recover - press the Error Reset key. Try the operation again
when the operation in progress is complete.

0072 Key Not Valid For Cursor Position. To recover - press the Error Reset key. Move the
cursor to the correct position and try again.

0073 Invalid Attempt To Delete. To recover - press the Error Reset key. Press the general
prompt command key to delete or replace instruction and format change characters. For
more information, press the Help key.

0074 Invalid Entry During General Prompt. To recover - press the Error Reset key

0075 Character Not Found. To recover - press the Error Reset key. Try the operation again
when the operation in progress is complete.

0076 Continuous Insert Mode Failed

To recover - press the Error Reset key. Wait until the host system processes the text on
the screen and try again.

0077 Function Key Selection Not Valid. To recover - press the Error Reset key.

0078 Required Scale Line Not Defined to Control Unit There is an error in the application
program. No scale line is defined for this line.

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0097 to 0099 Host Support Error Codes

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Host Support Error Code Chart

Error Code Description and Suggested Recovery

0097 Test Request Function Not Supported. Contact host system operator and
determine why the function is not supported.

0098 Undefined Hardware Error

To recover - press the Error Reset key.

0099 Host Support Not Currently Available

To recover - press the Error Reset key.

100000 to 101D00 X.25 Error Codes

When a keyboard entry error occurs while in X.25 Communication mode, a six-digit error
code between 100000 and 10FFFF is displayed. Error codes along with a short description
and suggested recovery action(s) are listed below:

For errors 100200 - check the system configuration. If the settings match, press the
ERROR RESET key, check options and repeat the operation. Refer to Host Access Section
for procedure on restarting communications. If this too fails, call your System Operator.

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100000 Previous CALL command in progress. Wait until the previous call is complete, or an
error code other than 100000 is displayed.

100100 Virtual circuit already established. Wait for the virtual circuit to be detached before
trying CALL/OPEN commands. It is possible to communicate over one virtual circuit
at a time.

100200 ANSWER command entered for a PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit`.

100300 CALL command entered for a PVC - Permanent Virtual Circuit

100400 Invalid logical channel ID.

(Less than 3 characters long)

100500 Invalid logical channel ID.

(Not a hexadecimal value between 001 and FFF).

100600 Invalid password. (More than 8 characters)

100700 Invalid Host Network Address. (TO network address exceeds 15 digits)

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100800 Invalid Host Address. (FROM network address exceeds 15 digits)

100900 Invalid Host Network Address

100A00 Attempt to enter manual options or flow control negotiation from the keyboard with
these parameters disabled.

100B00 Facility option entered incorrectly. (Characters entered are not hexadecimal - 0
through 9 or A through F)

100C00 Invalid packet window size option. (Less than 02)

100D00 Invalid packet window size option. (Greater than 07 with Modulo 8 specified)

100E00 Invalid packet window size option. (Greater than 15 with Modulo 128 specified)

100F00 Packet size not equal to 064, 128, 256 or 512.

101000 Invalid closed user group option. (Does not contain two decimal digits)

101100 Invalid control character entered.

101200 Host network address missing a CALL command.

101300 First control character (A, O, C or D) has already been entered.

101400 Network address was entered for a permanent virtual circuit (PVC).

101500 Password option was entered for a permanent virtual circuit (PVC)

101600 Invalid password option. (All not alphanumeric characters)

101800 Invalid password option. (All not alphanumeric characters)

101900 The Q or the E option was selected with the ANSWER command.

101A00 F or R control character entered for an ANSWER command or a PVC. [F=Facility;

R=Reversed charging].

101B00 The Q or the E option was selected with the ANSWER command.

101C00 CALL entered for an answer-only SVC.

101D00 OPEN entered for an answer-only SVC

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