Creating a message

Use the Message Properties window of the Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard to initialize and create a new message in your local workspace. This window is the wizard's second dialog box.

For more general information about the wizard, see Create a New Infor LN Software Component wizard.

Creating a message

  1. Start the wizard and select the component type.
    1. Start the wizard.
    2. Specify the software development activity for which you want to create the new message. Select Message as the component type.
    3. To go to the Message Properties window, click Next.
  2. Specify the required message properties.

    In the Message Properties window, specify this information:

    Name
    This is a text value. The message name must start with the code of the package in which the message is used.
    Description
    The actual text of the message. Create the message to apply this text in various situations. The message can contain codes that are substituted when the message is displayed.
    Message Type
    The message type indicates whether the message represents information, a warning or an error.

    All fields of the Message Properties window are mandatory. After you create the message, you cannot change its name, but you can change the other properties. As a default, the message type is Warning.

    For more information about the message properties, see the online help of the Message Editor.

  3. Create the message.

    To create the message in your local workspace and to exit the wizard, click Finish. The created message appears in the Activity Explorer view of the Application perspective.

    The message is created in the primary language of the application.

    You can now edit the new message in the Message Editor.

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