Message properties

When a message is selected in the Outline view, or the MSG statement in the MFS source is selected, the message properties are displayed in the Properties view.

The following are editable properties that can be modified for the message.

Name

Specify the message name. Valid names are from one to eight characters. This entry is required.

Type

Select the message type from the drop-down list. Valid values are Input and Output. Corresponds to the message parameter, TYPE=. This parameter is required.

Fill

Specify the fill character. This input is optional and is valid only for messages of type output. Corresponds to the message parameter, FILL=. If you specify a fill type of C'c', replace 'c' with the character to use as the fill value. For example, to specify a fill value of periods, provide the string: C'.'.

Format

This parameter lists the referenced device format in the SOR= operand. The value is taken from the FMT label and cannot be modified.

Next Message

Specify a message description name. If the current message is an input message, the message referenced as Next Message must be an output message. If the current message is an output message, the message referenced as Next Message must be an input message.

Paging

Specify whether operator logical paging or forward and backward paging, is provided for messages that are edited by using this control block. The default is for only forward paging of physical pages to be provided. Corresponds to the message parameter, PAGE=. This option is available only for the output type and is optional.

Ignore

Specify whether device features are to be ignored for this device. Corresponds to the IGNORE keyword specified in the SOR= message parameter. This parameter is optional.