The SOTRN option specifies the action to be taken if the LRECL defined in the JCL for a non-OUTFIL SORTOUT is smaller 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, truncate the output records, and issue a return code of zero.
RC4
Specifies that MFX should issue a WER462I and truncate the output records. A return code of 4 will be issued if not overridden by a higher return code set for another reason.
RC16
Specifies that MFX should issue a WER462A message and terminate processing with a return code of 16.