24.1 Format for describing the messages
The format for describing the messages in this chapter is as follows:
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XXXXnnnnn-Y
Message text
Description of variable values
- Description
-
Supplementary description of the message text
- Action
-
Action taken by the user
Each item is described as follows:
- XXXXnnnnn
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This describes the message ID.
- nnnnn
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This indicates the message number managed by the program that output the message. A five-digit unique number is attached to each message.
- Y
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This describes the message level. The message level is indicated by one alphabetic character.
The alphabetic characters indicating the message levels and their meanings are as follows:
- E (Error)
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This message reports the occurrence of an error-level problem.
When this message is displayed the processing is interrupted.
- W (Warning)
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This message reports the occurrence of a warning-level problem.
The processing continues even after this message is displayed.
- I (Information)
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This message reports a system operation.
The processing continues even after this message is displayed.
- Message text
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This indicates the message text output by OSS.
Note that the variable value (value that differs depending upon the status in which the message is output) within the message text is output with the format xx....xx (xx are lower-case alphabetical characters).
- Description of variable values
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The information displayed in the variable value within the message text is output with the format 'xx....xx: displayed-information' (xx are lower-case alphabetical characters). An example of the format for describing variable values is as follows:
- Example:
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aa....aa: File name
bb....bb: Application name
- Description
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This is the supplementary description of the message, such as the factors responsible for reporting the message and operation of the component software that output the message.
- Action
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This is the action to be taken by the user.