"Be careful what you ask for - you might get it." There's a tradeoff between providing enough detail and cluttering the output. What I'd suggest asking for is message that tell the user all relevant variable, have an understandable summary and show the command to use for more details, e.g., "For more details use the command bpxmtext DEADBEEF." ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Lionel B. Dyck <lbd...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2023 8:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Error messages (a rant and an idea)
I submitted this IBM Idea and would appreciate your support if you’re able to vote: https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-3827 The text is: Title: All error messages for shell tools should be complete and NOT require referencing a Messages and Codes manual Text: Receiving a message like this (example from DSFS dsadm command): IDFS00329E Could not set creation parameters, return code 126 reason code ED07621A. Is confusing and meaningless to the average OMVS shell user. They are not used to finding a messages and codes manual (which is so last millennium) and using Google/Bing/... is useless in finding this, and similar, messages. All shell commands that run under OMVS should provide clear, and complete, messages without requiring the user to find a messages and codes manual. The days of the 1960's and 1970's to Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://secure-web.cisco.com/1U7CtnNv4lLSVWwhIyx4Bj0NNtLvcN1BgavZa7qWquldQFkfi8tlbrNR1S9KbkKKka3IDhNCBtR33tEkYGh5aLfBEzWLa4Ke23BY-UTmHWk3JuFQP1CiRtadKkc7t5ugzJg5Z-SzMlsDVy3KKPMIyq1x87yj-61i5O92rsL4XviqSISO3xN_CfznwqVC_AaOnuuEHUUmMnCXqrgFjSS1AFKfDy7V6jZT4fp0AbGyPkmPFwv0XfjfjnaWLuMxXZSryCtQsFaq6aajRMwE4KjHN2BsTT9ICl00KkN_xi87KTlAVpTXDoEBOkGX3DVOgZwXe3GUS_BTrQeHe6BG5uQ0DhkQIcSlNKCRKl8sebjWbOlCsRsJ26t-1m2Zw9ASO0ikYgUPgOXDxo6iIRTRAsN4uxzJOilf9oomIdEOqukYRS1w/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
