Displaying the expanded form of error messages
If an error occurs when FM/Db2 attempts to process a panel, a short text message displays in the upper right corner of the screen. Db2 View showing short text message shows an example where FM/Db2 cannot find the Db2® object specified.
Process Options Utilities Help ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── FM/Db2 (DFE2) Db2 View Object not found (DFE2) Specify the Db2 Object: Location . . . . . Database . . (optional) Owner . . . . . . . DSN8910 + Table space (optional) Name . . . . . . . EMPX + Row count . . . . . ALL Template: Data set name . . . 'FMNUSER.FMSKELS' Member . . . . . . Processing Options: Template usage Enter "/", "A"lways to select option 3 1. Above Edit options 2. Previous Edit template 3. Generate from table Re-edit template 4. Generate/Replace Command ===> F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Expand F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Left F11=Right F12=Cancel
While this message is displayed, pressing the Help function key (F1) displays the expanded text of the error message at the bottom of the screen as shown in Db2 View showing expanded message.
Process Options Utilities Help ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── FM/Db2 (DFE2) Db2 View Object not found (DFE2) Specify the Db2 Object: Location . . . . . Database . . (optional) Owner . . . . . . . DSN8910 + Table space (optional) Name . . . . . . . EMPX + Row count . . . . . ALL Template: Data set name . . . 'FMNUSER.FMSKELS' Member . . . . . . Processing Options: Template usage Enter "/", "A"lways to select option ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ No Db2 object matches the combination of object details entered in Db2 │ │ system DFE2. Press Help for more information. │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Command ===> F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Expand F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Left F11=Right F12=Cancel
Some messages, like the one shown in Db2 View showing expanded message have "Press Help for more information." in the text of the long message. In this case, you can press the Help function key (F1) (again) when the long message is displayed to show a help panel with additional information like that shown in Help panel displaying additional information relating to a long error message.
┌─────────────────────────── Db2 Object not found ────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Db2 could not find object DSN8910.EMPX + │ │ │ │ Possible reasons why Db2 could not find this object include: │ │ │ │ - The specified Db2 object does not exist - │ │ -- Is the spelling correct? │ │ -- Are you connected to the correct Db2 system? │ │ - There was an uppercase/lowercase mismatch. │ │ The Translate Db2 object name option is ON, if the Db2 object name │ │ contains lower case letters it will not be recognized. │ │ To change the Translate Db2 object name option select option 0.0.2. │ │ - If no OWNER was specified, FM/Db2 used FMNUSER + to qualify the name. │ │ - A synonym name was specified, but the owner of the synonym is not │ │ FMNUSER. A synonym name is only recognized when the current SQLID │ │ and the synonym owner match. │ │ - The object name specified is too long to be displayed on the function │ │ entry panel. If you used EXPAND to enter a long name in a field, you │ │ must use EXPAND again to clear all parts of the name. Clearing the field │ │ on the function entry panel only sets the visible part of the field to │ │ spaces. │ │ Command ===> │ │ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Expand F7=Backward │ │ F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Left F11=Right F12=Cancel │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘