Informational, warning, and error messages
This section introduces message logging and explains how to gather information from those logs.
Message logging refers to the text and numeric messages created by the software. These messages relay information about how the system or application is performing and can alert you to exceptional conditions when they occur. Messages are sent to an output destination, such as a file, database, or console screen.
If you receive a warning or error message, you can do one of the
following:
- Follow the instructions listed in the Detail window of the message if this information is included there.
- Consult the message details listed in this chapter to see what action you can take to correct the problem.
- Consult the message log for message ID and text, time and date of the message, as well as other data you can use to diagnose the problem.