Format of BDT Messages

BDT messages can have the following formats:

Location of Message	Message Format
On a JES3 console	hhmmsst []BDTnnnn text <node*>
On an MCS console in a JES3 system	hhmmsst system node name []BDTnnnn text* <node>
On an MCS console in a JES2 system	[]BDTnnnn text <node*>
On a TSO terminal	[]BDTnnnn text <node* > <console name>

Where:

hhmmsst: is the time that the message was issued, expressed as hour, minute, second, and tenths of a second.
system: is the processor in a JES3 complex in which the BDT system is executing.
node-name: is the BDT node from which the message was issued.
*: is an indicator that the message is especially important.
BDTnnnn: is the message identifier, consisting of a component prefix (BDT) and the message number (nnnn).
text: is the message itself. Long message texts are issued as a series of messages.
node: is the name of the node at which the message originated. This name appears only if the originating node is different from the receiving node.
console name: is the console name of a TSO terminal.