Name and explain some common CICS abend codes?

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Name and explain some common CICS abend codes?

Any AEI indicates an execute interface program problem - the abending program encountered and exceptional condition that was not anticipated by the coding. APCT- the program could not be found or is diabled.
ASRA - most common CICS abend, indicating a program check, identified by a one-byte code in the Program Status Word in the dump.
AKCP - the task was cancelled; it was suppended for a period longer than the transaction's defined deadlock timeout period.
AKCT - The task was cancelled because it was waiting too long for terminal input.

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