Process for using the message editing utility

The process for using the message editing utility is generally:

Step Task For details, see topic
1 Start the message editing utility Starting the message editing utility (Step 1)
2 Specify your message editing utility default values (the first time run) Specifying default values for the message editing utility (Step 2)
3 Perform actions on message data sets (from main panel) such as:
  • Copy message data set members
  • Select message sets to be edited
  • Edit selected messages
  • Assemble and link-edit changed message set members
  • Generate a message load module
Performing actions on message data sets (Step 3)
4 Add the new message module to STEPLIB. For each CICS® region that is to use the new message module, specify the corresponding language code on the NATLANG system initialization parameter. Adding the new message load modules to STEPLIB (Step 4)
5 (If needed) Apply PTFs Applying PTFs to the message editing utility (Step 5)

These tasks are described in the following topics, Steps 1-5. Before using the message editing utility, note the following restriction, and also the information in Rules for editing and translating messages. Getting help with the message editing utility tells you how to access on-screen help information for the message editing utility.

Restriction on running the message editing utility

For each target data set index only one user can access the same selected language at a time. However, several users can have the same target data set index for different languages.

A TSO user must not use the message editing utility concurrently from two split screen sessions.

Also note the information in Rules for editing and translating messages.

Related reference
Message editing utility (DFHMEU)
Installing the message editing utility
Starting the message editing utility (Step 1)
Specifying default values for the message editing utility (Step 2)
Performing actions on message data sets (Step 3)
Adding the new message load modules to STEPLIB (Step 4)
Applying PTFs to the message editing utility (Step 5)
Rules for editing and translating messages
Getting help with the message editing utility
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