Displaying Product Messages

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About this task

Use the MESSAGE DISPLAY screen to view the contents of a message, the software module producing the message, some details of system action, and suggested response on your part.

Note: The CICS® Interface messages use the prefix SCCS to distinguish them from non-CICS IBM® Connect:Direct® messages.

Procedure

  1. To access the MESSAGE DISPLAY screen, type MD and press ENTER on the PRIMARY MENU screen. (The MD option is completed as part of CICS transaction processing and does not require access to the IBM Connect:Direct DTF API.)

    Following is an example.

                                     MESSAGE DISPLAY                        06:15:43
                                                                node.name
    MESSAGE ID  ==> __________   
     MODULE ID  ==>
 SHORT TEXT==>
 LONG TEXT==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
       ==>
 PF keys:  1 Help   2 Msg   3 Exit   4 Menu   6 Id
  2. To display a message type its 8-character string in the MESSAGE ID field and press ENTER.

    The following table describes the system fields for the MESSAGE DISPLAY screen:

    Field Description
    MODULE ID 64-character field contains the name of the software module that produced the message.
    SHORT TEXT 64-character field contains the short version of the message as it is displayed when sent.
    LONG TEXT Fields of twelve 64-character lines contain the long version of the message, with further descriptions of system action and suggested responses.