On the Additional Message Information display, you see the message type and severity code for the message.
The table here shows the different message types for iSeries™ messages and their associated severity codes:
| Message type | Severity code |
|---|---|
| Informational messages. For informational purposes only; no reply is needed. The message can indicate that a function is in progress or that a function has completed successfully. | 00 |
| Warning. A potential error condition exists. The program might have taken a default, such as supplying missing data. The results of the operation are assumed to be successful. | 10 |
| Error. An error has been found, but it is one for which automatic recovery procedures probably were applied; processing has continued. A default might have been taken to replace the wrong data. The results of the operation might not be correct. The function might not have completed; for example, some items in a list ran correctly, while other items did not. | 20 |
| Severe error. The error found is too severe for automatic recovery procedures and no defaults are possible. If the error was in the source data, the entire data record was skipped. If the error occurred during a program, it leads to an abnormal end of program (severity 40). The results of the operation are not correct. | 30 |
| Severe error: abnormal end of program or function. The operation has ended, possibly because the program was not able to handle data that was not correct or because the user canceled it. | 40 |
| Abnormal end of job or program. The job was not started or failed to start, a job-level function might not have been done as required, or the job might have been canceled. | 50 |
| System status. Issued only to the system operator message queue. It gives either the status of or a warning about a device, a subsystem, or the system. | 60 |
| Device integrity. Issued only to the system operator message queue, indicating that a device is not working correctly or is in some way no longer operational. | 70 |
| System alert and user messages. A condition exists that, although not severe enough to stop the system now, could become more severe unless preventive measures are taken. | 80 |
| System integrity. Issued only to the system operator message queue. Describes a condition where either a subsystem or system cannot operate. | 90 |
| Action. Some manual action is required, such as entering a reply or changing printer forms. | 99 |