Creating a message file

Perform the following steps to create a message file:

  1. Ensure that Process Designer is open.
  2. Click Template --> Open Template Messages. The Template Messages window is displayed, as shown in Figure 90.

    Figure 90. Template Messages window

    The figure shows the template messages window. The top portion is a display with headings for message ID, messages and explanation for each message (one message per row). The bottom area is for the description of the message.

  3. For each message you create, do the following:
    1. In the Message ID column, specify the message's unique identifier.
    2. In the Message column, type the text of the message. This text is what the user sees when the message is displayed during runtime. You can include parameters in the message text to enable message reuse. See Message parameters.
    3. Optionally, make the message self-documenting by adding an explanation in the Explanation column. See Explanations.
    4. Optionally, add a description for the message in the Description pane. Text entered here is not visible to the user during runtime.

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