Figure 1 shows the main pages of the Message Entry and
Repair facility, and how to navigate them: Figure 1. Main pages of the Message Entry and Repair Facility
1 MER
The Message Entry and Repair page is the entry point to the Message Entry
and Repair facility. It displays a list of queues for the selected OU, as described in Entry and Repair page. From that list, you select a
queue either to work with its message list 2 or to create a new message
3 .
2 Message list
The message list provides access to existing messages, draft messages, or templates in the MER
Facility. For more information, see Message list page.
From the list, you can open individual messages as described in Opening a message. Depending on the queue purpose, the message
content is editable 4b (for queues with purpose Create or Edit) or
read-only 4a (for queues with other purposes). From a queue with
purpose Create and of type draft or template, you can directly start to create a new message or
template 3 .
3 Create a message
The Create page is used to select the message domain, sender, and type of a
new message or template. These values must be chosen in advance because they define the structure of
a message and are also needed to check user rights. They can be selected individually or by choosing
an existing template (see Message editor tasks). After the
required values are selected, the page for editing the new message is displayed
4b .
4a 4b Message that is read-only or
editable
The message processing page presents the content and associated data of a message. It is
described in Message processing page. After you close the
current message, you return to the message list 2 or the
Create page 3 from which you opened the
message.
5 Message that is unparsable
When you open an unparsable message or use a template that became unparsable because of a SWIFT
standards release change, the message cannot be presented in the regular fashion. Instead, the page
for unparsable messages opens. It displays the message in raw format for provisional editing (see
Editing a message). After the parsing problems are fixed, you can
proceed to the message processing page 4b .
Note: Do not use multiple browser tabs or windows to access MER. Do not use the back
button or the browser history within MER, either. Otherwise, you will encounter problems because
only one message can be open in a user session. The server tracks which message is open and issues a
warning when you try to open another one. It issues an error when you work with a message that is no
longer open. The server also tracks refreshes of the formatted view of a message and issues an error
if you work with an outdated view.
