Information Center Facility Messages

Information Center Facility messages provide feedback about the work you are doing. If your COMMAND/OPTION line is at the top of the panel, the message appears below it. If your COMMAND/OPTION line is at the bottom of the panel, the message appears above it.

For an explanation of a message, you can press the HELP PF key or type HELP on the COMMAND/OPTION line while the message is displayed. You can also look up the explanation in z/OS TSO/E Messages. To locate the explanation in the book, use the 8-character ID that follows the message, for example ICQAN100.

Informational messages, such as messages reporting that a task completed successfully, generally require no response:
```
The news item was added.  ICQAN402
```
Some messages, however, tell you how to retry your request:
```
Resource in use.  To retry, press ENTER; to cancel, END.  ICQCA141
```
Error messages from the Information Center Facility report errors that you must correct before you can continue. Some errors you can correct yourself, such as mistakes in typing information on a panel. Other errors are system-related and require help from a system programmer. A message that reports an error you cannot fix instructs you to get help. For example:
```
Request failed; system error.  Press HELP.  ICQAN100
```

Some messages say to contact an administrator. Usually, these messages are displayed when the situation requires an experienced person. You can then take note of the explanation and, if necessary, give that explanation to a system programmer.