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If a CICS transaction ABEND begins but is intercepted in a PL/I ON-unit, and the
program takes 

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normal return

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from the ERROR ON-unit (that is, quits) PL/I will

reissue the CICS ABEND. If ERROR was raised

 without a CICS ABEND and the

program takes 

″

normal return

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from the ERROR ON-unit, PL/I issues the APLS

ABEND. (See previous paragraph.) In either case, the ABEND can drive CICS
Dynamic Backout, or it can raise ERROR (with ONCODE 8090, 

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An ABEND has

occurred.

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in an earlier PL/I program that invoked the failing one via a CICS

LINK.

Chapter 15. PL/I