Calls to the Consolidated Tracing Facility library routines return one of the following return codes. These return codes are provided in the mftypes.cpy copybook for COBOL programs, and mftypes.h include file for C programs.
| Value | Name (COBOL) | Name (C) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 78-CTF-RET-FAILURE | CTF_RET_FAILURE | Unspecified failure |
| 0 | 78-CTF-RET-SUCCESS | CTF_RET_SUCCESS | Success |
| 1 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-TRACE-HANDLE | CTF_RET_INVALID_TRACE_HANDLE | Invalid trace handle specified |
| 2 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-TRACE-LEVEL | CTF_RET_INVALID_TRACE_LEVEL | Invalid trace level specified |
| 3 | 78-CTF-RET-NOT-TRACE-ENABLED | CTF_RET_NOT_TRACE_ENABLED | Component not enabled for tracing |
| 4 | 78-CTF-RET-NOT-TRACING-LEVEL | CTF_RET_NOT_TRACING_LEVEL | Specified event level less than threshold level configured for the component |
| 5 | 78-CTF-RET-NOT-ENOUGH-MEMORY | CTF_RET_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY | Memory allocation error |
| 6 | 78-CTF-RET-OUTPUT-ERROR | CTF_RET_OUTPUT_ERROR | Error outputting to one or more output destinations |
| 7 | 78-CTF-RET-PROPERTY-NOT-FOUND | CTF_RET_PROPERTY_NOT_FOUND | Property not found |
| 8 | 78-CTF-RET-BUFFER-TOO-SMALL | CTF_RET_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL | Buffer length too small |
| 9 | 78-CTF-RET-VALUE-NOT-INTEGER | CTF_RET_VALUE_NOT_INTEGER | Value is not an integer |
| 10 | 78-CTF-RET-EMITTER-NOT-FOUND | CTF_RET_EMITTER_NOT_FOUND | Emitter not found |
| 11 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-EVENT-HANDLE | CTF_RET_INVALID_EVENT_HANDLE | Invalid event handle specified |
| 12 | 78-CTF-RET-ZERO-LENGTH-DATA | CTF_RET_ZERO_LENGTH_DATA | Zero length data specified |
| 13 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-PROP-NAME | CTF_RET_INVALID_PROP_NAME | Invalid property name specified |
| 14 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-COMP-NAME | CTF_RET_INVALID_COMP_NAME | Invalid component name specified |
| 15 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-EMITTER-NAME | CTF_RET_INVALID_EMITTER_NAME | Invalid emitter name specified |
| 16 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-PROGRAM-NAME | CTF_RET_INVALID_PROGRAM_NAME | Invalid program name specified |
| 17 | 78-CTF-RET-CALLBACK-NOT-FOUND | CTF_RET_CALLBACK_NOT_FOUND | Callback doesn’t exist |
| 18 | 78-CTF-RET-CALLBACK-EXISTS | CTF_RET_CALLBACK_EXISTS | Callback already exists |
| 19 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-FUNCTION-CODE | CTF_RET_INVALID_FUNCTION_CODE | Invalid function code specified |
| 20 | 78-CTF-RET-INVALID-SLOT-ID | CTF_RET_INVALID_SLOT_ID | Invalid slot identifier specified |