This command is used to output explanatory texts (meaning and response text) relating to a message that has been received. The command can be entered either with or without operands, see the “Commands” manual [27].
HELP-MSG-INFORMATION without operands outputs the message last output by the system once more (if appropriate with current inserts) together with the meaning and response text in the same language.
HELP-MSG-INFORMATION with operands allows the user to specify a message code (MSG-IDENTIFICATION operand), the extent of information (INFORMATION-LEVEL operand), and the language (LANGUAGE operand).
Example
/help-msg-information msg-id=dms0533 % DMS0533 REQUESTED FILE NOT CATALOGED IN PUBSET '(&00)'. COMMAND TERMINATED % ? This message is issued by DMS commands. The requested file is not % cataloged in the requested pubset. % RESPONSE : NONE % 1. /help-msg-information msg-id=dms0533,language=d % DMS0533 ANGEGEBENE DATEI IN PUBSET '(&00)' NICHT GEFUNDEN. KOMMANDO % BEENDET % ? Diese Meldung wird von DVS-Kommandos ausgegeben. Die angeforderte Datei % ist im gewuenschten Pubset nicht katalogisiert. % MASSNAHME : KEINE 2. /help-msg-information msg-id=dms0533,inf-level=*medium % DMS0533 REQUESTED FILE NOT CATALOGED IN PUBSET '(&00)'. % COMMAND TERMINATED 3. /help-msg-information msg-id=dms0533,inf-level=*minimum % DMS0533 (&00) 4.
Output of the system message in long form. INFORMATION-LEVEL=*MAXIMUM is the default setting.
English was defined as the default language. If the message is required in German, this has to be specified separately.
Users can specify the language in which the messages are output for their tasks with the /MODIFY-MSG-ATTRIBUTES command.
Output of the system message in normal form, English as default language.
Output of a system message in coded short form.