`<steptroubleshooting>`

Step troubleshoooting is information that is intended to help people respond to the situation if a step does not complete as expected.

Specialization hierarchy

The <steptroubleshooting> element is specialized from <div>. It is defined in the task module.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes.

Example

This section is non-normative.

The following code sample shows how the <steptroubleshooting> element specifies the troubleshooting actions that a user can take if the step does not complete as they expected:

<step>
  <cmd>Log in to the system</cmd>
  <stepresult>
    <p>The <wintitle>Welcome</wintitle> screen appears.</p>
  </stepresult>
  <steptroubleshooting>
    <p>If the <wintitle>Welcome</wintitle> screen does not
       appear, try one or more of the following actions:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>Verify that the user name was entered correctly</li>
      <li>Verify that the password was entered correctly</li>
      <li>Confirm that the maintenance contract is still active</li>
    </ul>
  </steptroubleshooting>
</step>