The SOPAD option specifies the action to be taken if the LRECL defined in the JCL for a non-OUTFIL SORTOUT is larger than the SORTIN/SORTINnn LRECL or the internally processed record length when the SORTIN/SORTINnn LRECL is modified by features.
RC0
The delivered default specifies that MFX should issue a WER462I, pad fixed-length output records with binary zeros, and issue a return code of zero.
RC4
Specifies that MFX should issue a WER462I and pad fixed-length output records with binary zeros. A return code of 4 will be issued if not overridden by a higher return code set for another reason.
RC16
Instructs MFX to issue a WER462A message and to terminate processing with a return code of 16.