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To add a message to a message category
file:
Procedure
- Open the Message Category editor.
- In the Properties Hierarchy, open the Add Messages window
by right-clicking Message Category, then clicking Add
Messages. The Add Messages window
lists all the messages that are available for adding to the message
category file. All messages that are in the message set but have not
already been added to the category are displayed.
- Select the message or messages that you would like to add. Use Shift-click to select a range of
messages and Ctrl-click to select or clear
individual messages.
- Click OK. The selected
message or messages are added to the message category and now appear
in the Properties Hierarchy.
Tip: Until you save the message
category file, you can undo all additions that you make. To undo a
change, right-click Message Category in the
Properties Hierarchy, then click Undo. If you
have added multiple messages, this action removes all the messages
that you have added. If you want to remove a single message, right-click
this message, then click Undo. To redo an addition
after undoing it, use the Redo option.
- Save and validate the additions that you have made to the
message category file by clicking , or by pressing Ctrl+S.
Results
When you have saved the message category
file after adding a message, you can no longer undo the addition of
this message by using the Undo option. To remove
a message after saving your changes, delete the message from the message
category file.
When you have added a message to a message category
file, you can configure its properties, according to your requirements,
in the Message Category editor Details view.