Online help and messages
BMC AMI Recovery Manager for Db2
provides online Help information as follows:
- Panel Help that provides assistance in using the current panel
- Message help which provides additional information about messages that you may receive while you are using BMC AMI Recovery Manager and which allows you to access the appropriate panel help
Panel help
To view Help information for a BMC AMI Recovery Manager panel, press F1 while the panel is displayed.
Continue as follows in any topic Help panel:
- To continue to the next Help panel, press Enter or F8.
- To return to the previous Help panel on a continuation Help panel, press F7.
- To return to the BMC AMI Recovery Manager panel, press F3.
Messages and message help
BMC AMI Recovery Manager uses three classes of messages--informational, error, and warning.
Message type | Description |
|---|---|
Informational messages | For information only and require no action on your part For example, a OBJECTSET SAVED message is issued when you successfully save an object set to the repository. Informational messages have an I appended to the message number. |
Warning messages | Generated when a situation occurs that could possibly have an unintended impact on your data For example, the message NO MATCHES FOUND is issued when no Db2 objects can be found that match the given criteria. Warning messages have a W appended to the message number. |
Error messages | Generated when BMC AMI Recovery Manager detects that you have provided incorrect input For example, the short message INVALID ENTRY is issued when you type an incorrect action code in the Act column on an Object List panel. Error messages have an E appended to the message number. |
BMC AMI Recovery Manager messages are available online. They are also available in the BMC Documentation Center.
In the online interface, BMC AMI Recovery Manager returns messages in several formats, as follows:
A short, concise, message may appear in the top right corner of the panel in which the error occurred. To obtain further information, press F1. A numbered long form of the message prefixed with BMC appears on line 3 of the current panel. Press F1 again to display the Error Message Long Text panel, which provides a full explanation and any actions that you should take.
When a short message is displayed, the message is removed when you do one of the following:
- Press F3 to return to the prior panel.
- Press F1 to access panel Help.
- (if it is an informational message) Continue processing.
- (if it is an error message) Correct the error and continue.
- A numbered long form message prefixed with BMC may appear on an Error Message Long Text panel. To display more information (explanation and user action), press F1 again.
- One or more numbered messages prefixed with BMC may appear on an Error Message List panel after pressing Enter to leave a task panel. To obtain an explanation and any user action, type S in the Sel (Select) column and then press Enter. The information appears on an Error Message Long Text panel.