Adding system messages

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You can add, change, and delete system messages that display when required to assist users as they use the application.

About this task

Single quotation marks (’) do not appear in the displayed message. To include quotation marks in the displayed message, you must use double quotation marks (") when you write the text of the message.

Procedure

  1. In the Database Configuration application, select the Messages action.
  2. Click New Row and specify the message group to which you want the new message to belong.
  3. In the Message Key field, type a unique string that you want to be associated with the message.
  4. Specify the display method for the message.
  5. In the Message ID field, specify the prefix and product to be associated with the message.
    Customer-generated messages typically use the BMXZZ prefix. The complete identifier is generated when you click the prefix.
  6. Select the Display ID check box to display the message identifier whenever the message is displayed.
  7. In the Value field, enter the message text.
  8. In the buttons, icons, and explanation and responses sections, specify additional details.
  9. Click New Row to add more messages, or save your changes.