IC98424: SERVER COMMAND "HELP CANCEL" ONLY SHOWS THE HELP FOR "CANCEL PROCESS"

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The Tivoli Storage Manager Server command "HELP CANCEL" only
  returns the help for "CANCEL PROCESS" and not other available
  CANCEL commands.
  
  Customer/L2 Diagnostics:
  none
  
  Tivoli Storage Manager Versions Affected:
  Tivoli Storage Manager Server versions 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and
  7.1
  
  Initial Impact:
  low
  
  Additional Keywords:
  TSM zz61 zz62 zz63 help cancel
  

Local fix

• 1. Issue: HELP
     With no parameters to show the table of contents.
  
  2. Find the interested topic, here CANCEL.
     The commands are listed alphabetically.
     The  CANCEL command is topic 3.7
  
  tsm: Server>help 3.7
  ...
    3.7 CANCEL
      3.7.1 CANCEL EXPIRATION (Cancel an expiration process)
      3.7.2 CANCEL EXPORT (Delete a suspended export operation)
      3.7.3 CANCEL PROCESS (Cancel an administrative process)
      3.7.4 CANCEL REPLICATION (Cancel node replication processes)
      3.7.5 CANCEL REQUEST (Cancel one or more mount requests)
      3.7.6 CANCEL RESTORE (Cancel a restartable restore session)
      3.7.7 CANCEL SESSION (Cancel one or more client sessions)
  
  3. Example:
     Issue: HELP 3.7.2
     to see the help content for the CANCEL EXPORT command
  

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
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Problem conclusion

• The "Cancelling commands" topic title was updated to "Stopping
  background processes" so that it is not displayed in the help
  for the CANCEL commands.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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