Specifying an error code

ERROR CODE is an optional field containing a user-defined value up to 4 characters. This value is included in the daily planning reports for the occurrence when it completes. You can use this to identify particular categories of added processing.

For example, you could have an installation standard that all report reprints are added to the current plan with an error code of REPT. Similarly, occurrences added as part of a business system rerun could have an error code RER.

The specification of an error code does not affect the submission or tracking of operations, but it can be a useful tool for measuring the unplanned workload on your system.

You can use the error code to identify the name or the department of the user who requested the processing. This can be helpful when you are converting regularly added occurrences to an automated method by using ETT or PIF.