This topic explains severity code levels used in messages.
Severity code indicators are:
- I (informational)
- W (warning)
- E (error)
- I
- Informational. Provides users with information or feedback about typical
events that have occurred or are occurring or requests information from users
in situations where the outcome will not be negative, regardless of the response.
- Examples:
- The status request is processing.
- The files were successfully transferred.
- Do you want to save the output in file log.txt or in file error.txt?
- W
- Warning. Indicates that potential problem conditions have occurred or
could occur, but the program can continue. Warning messages often ask you
to make decisions before processing continues.
- Examples:
- The resource tahiti.com was not found. Processing will continue.
- A file already exists with the name logfile.txt. Do you want to overwrite
this file?
- E
- Error. Indicates problems that require intervention or correction before
the program can continue. The typical result of Error messages is that processing
terminates.
- Examples:
- The file logfile.txt was not found and is required for processing.
- There is no space on the C drive. The file logfile.txt cannot be saved
to this drive.