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Troubleshooting template

When writing guidance to help to troubleshoot specific errors, the error must include:

  • Error Description: To describe the error very briefly so that users can search for it easily.

  • Symptom: To describe the error in a way that helps users to diagnose their issue. Include error messages or anything else users might see if they encounter this error.

  • Explanation (or cause): To inform users about why they are seeing this error. This can be omitted if the cause of the error is unknown.

  • Solution: To inform the user about how to fix the error.

Example Troubleshooting Table

Troubleshooting

| Error Description | |----------|------------| | Symptom | During the event something breaks. | | Cause | The thing is broken. | | Solution | To solve this issue, do the following:

1. This.
2. That. |

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