With this entity, you indicate the generation characteristics of the error messages that are associated with a Data Structure (for a Program) or a Dialog (standard, client, or server). You must use it if you customized standard error messages, described errors with specific code, or indicated online help (for standard or client Dialogs only).
When you create an Error Message instance, you must specify its type: Batch (for a Program), Standard Dialog, Client Dialog, or Server Dialog. Moreover, you must indicate the Data Structure (for the Batch type), or the Dialog that is associated with the Error Message.
In the Error Message editor, you must specify the generation characteristics, such as the generation target or language. You must also indicate whether a specific error message file was created to replace the standard messages for the errors that are detected automatically. You can also indicate more precisely the instances that are associated with the Error label. By default, all the Segments of a Data Structure, or all the Screens of a Dialog are selected.
You must then generate the Error Message instance from the Design Explorer view or the generation command line to take all the customized messages into account.
The generation produces a .txt file under the Error Message instance in the Design Explorer view. To see its contents, right-click the file and selected .
When the Program or Dialog is generated, the customized error messages are then recognized.