What is the difference between System Abend and User Abend?

mandator10 · New User Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Mumbai

What is the difference between System Abend and User Abend?

Savvy

expat · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 12:42 am

A user abend is when the program abends because you tell it to.

A system abend is when the system detects an error and abends.

mandator10 · New User Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Mumbai

Thank you so much expat. I couldnt understand user abend. can u please explain it.
I saw your replies to various questions. Excellent.

Savvy

expat · Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:20 am

A user abend is when a certain condition is encountered that is a known error condition, and the programmer then requests that the program abends with a given user code (abend).

sasikumar_84 · New User Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Location: chennai

User abend u need to handle... for eg: when ur giving a GU call to some IMS Database, if the calls fails then in the else part u can handle this user abend by calling abend routines and move necessary values to Data areas. so when u see the dumps after abending it will give more details.. in general every company as per the standards user abend must handle....

mramesh · New User Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Posts: 6

Hi,
The System Abend are start with S (For example Soc4, Soc7, etc.)
The User Abend are start with U (For example U0040, U0012, etc.)

Regards,
Ramesh.

mandator10 · New User Joined: 20 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: Mumbai

Thank u expat for ur useful answer.
Ramesh, user abend starts with U, ok. But my question is how will u define / explain user abend?
Expat, how will u relate ur definition with U4038/U0012... Can u please answer to this? 'If any given condition, move 4038 to the field name'? is this the procedure?
Already u gave me valuable info. Please ans also to the above question.

Savvy