The COBOL status key values correspond to the VSAM
feedback codes. Before you invoke VSAM, SAS traps many error conditions
that set status key values in COBOL programs. Therefore, there are
many COBOL status key values that contain VSAM feedback codes that
have no counterpart in SAS programs.
COBOL Status Key Values and VSAM Feedback Codes
For more information
about COBOL status key values and their corresponding VSAM feedback
codes, consult
IBM Documentation.