The /STATUS qualifier uses the value of the final status code field to select records for processing. This field is present in all records except records of type USER, file backward link records, and file forward link records. The /STATUS qualifier selects only records that have the specified values in the final status code field. If you precede the values with a minus sign, it selects all records except those with the specified values. See the description of the /BRIEF qualifier for details of how to convert a final exit status code to the equivalent message text. Each status-code must be a hexadecimal number of eight digits or less.