Mark,

IBM has stated in APAR IC11804 that the return code passed back to the
server is UNRELIABLE. APAR IC11804 states:

 *The return code from the execution of any of the ADSM executables (except
the ADSM API) cannot be relied upon, and is not consistent and is THEREFORE
NOT DOCUMENTED. We will take this APAR as a suggestion to make the return
codes from the ADSM executables more reliable, or to at least always return
a negative return code if a failure occurred, in a future release. We will
also document that the return codes from executables cannot be relied upon.
 We do log errors in the error log and the schedule log, and these are what
you should rely upon.*

As iterated in the APAR, to truly verify that client tasks complete
successfully requires that you review information (item entries, not return
code) that is stored locally on the ADSM client logs.  I hope this helps.

DanC
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>> Date:    Mon, 22 Jul 1996 05:30:43 -0400
>> From:    Mark Springer <mspringer AT SARA DOT NL>
>> Subject: RESULT (return) code 4 Query Event, anybody?
>>
>> Hello everybody,

>> Where can I find the descriptions of the RESULT-field (=return code from
the
>> client that identifies whether the schedules has executed succesfully)
>> when I do a Query Event <dom-name> <sched-name> f=d ? Or even better:
>> can somebody tell me what RESULT code 4 means? In the dsmsched.log it
gives
>> also:
>>
>>>ANS4847E Scheduled event 'DAILY_OCTOPUS1' failed.  Return code = 4.
>>
>> The misc user guides all refer to the 'appropriate user's guide' but
>> I can't seam to find this guide. Can anybody help me?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Mark