Sub-System Function Codes

for MVS, OS/390 and z/OS

                 

This documents lists the function codes used by the sub-system interface (SSI) on the MVS, OS/390 and z/OS operating systems.

      Code	Description of the function	       SSOB Macro
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	 1	Process Sysout				IEFSSSO
	 2	Cancel					IEFSSCS
	 3	Job Status				IEFSSCS
	 4	End-of-task				IEFSSET
	 5	Job selection				IEFSSJS
	 6	Allocate SYSIN/SYSOUT Internal Reader	IEFSSAL
	 7	Unallocate SYSIN/SYSOUT Internal Reader	IEFSSAL
	 8	End-of-memory				IEFSSEN
	 9	WTO					IEFSSWT
	10	Command processing			IEFSSCM
	11	Remote destination validity check	IEFSSUS
	12	Job termination 			IEFSSJT
	13	Re-enqueue job				IEFSSRQ
	14	Delete operator message (DOM)		IEFSSDM
	15	Verify subsystem name			IEFSSVS
	16	Open subsystem data set 		IEFSSDA
	17	Close subsystem data set		IEFSSDA
	18	Checkpoint subsystem data set		IEFSSDA
	19	Restart 				IEFSSDA
	20	Request job id				IEFSSRR
	21	Return job id				IEFSSRR
	22	Step initiation 			IEFSSSI
	23	Dynamic allocation			IEFSSDY
	24	Common allocation / JES3 Exit		IEFSSCA
	25	Common unallocation / JES3 Exit		IEFSSCU
	26	Change ddname				IEFSSDD
	27	Change ENQ use attribute		IEFSSNQ
	28	DDR device candidate selection		IEFSSDR
	29	DDR device candidate verification	IEFSSDR
	30	DDR UCB swap notification		IEFSSDR
	31	DDR swap completion			IEFSSDR
	32	Command Fail				IEFSSCF
	33	Console switch				IEFSSWT
	34	Write-to-log message			IEFSSWT
	35	MSS volume control			IEFSSMO
	36	MSSC Message Task			IEFSSMS
	37	MSS OPEN/EOV exit			IEFSSMO
	38	Converter SUBSYS exit			IEFSSCI
	39	Allocation group request		IEFSSAG
	40	Volume release				IEFSSVR
	41	IMS: identify				DFSSSOB
	42	IMS: terminate				DFSSSOB
	43	IMS: connect				DFSSSOB
	44	IMS: disconnect 			DFSSSOB
	45	IMS: create thread			DFSSSOB
	46	IMS: terminate thread			DFSSSOB
	47	DLI call				DFSSSOB
	48	IMS V2 Help				DFSSSOB
	49	ESS CALL				DFSSSOB
	50	Early end-of-task			IEFSSET
	51	IRLM					DFSRLIPL
	52	DBCTL					DFSSSOB
	53	Unknown
	53	FSS: connect and disconnect
	54	Request subsystem version info		IEFSSVI
	55	SMS exit services			IEFSSSA
	56	SMS to JES3 interface
	57	Reserved
	58	Subsystem accounting 			IEFSSSM
	59-61	Unknown
	62	MVS Bulk Data Transfer			BDTDBSIW
	63	Service Processor damage
	64	Transaction notification (APPC)		IEFSSTS
	65-66	Unknown
	67-68	OPC/A dialog user
	69	Unknown
	70	Scheduler Facility Services		IAZSSSF
	71	Job information services		IAZSSJI
	72	Vary path				IEFSSPT
	73	Subsystem generic connect		IEFSSGC
	74	Unknown
	75	JES notify user				IAZSSNU
	76	Unknown
	77	Persistent JCL interface		IAZSSPJ
	78	Tape drive selection			IEFSSTA
	79	SYSOUT API (SAPI)			IAZSSS2
	80	Extended Status				IAZSSST
	82  	JES Properites 
	83 	JES Device Information 
	85  	Modify Job Function Call
       100-164	DFRMM 

Last Update: July 2012