The Dialog error message generated file
The Dialog error message file is produced by the generation of an Error Message that is associated with a Dialog (standard, client, or server).
This file has the following physical characteristics:
- Organization: indexed,
- Access key: position 1 (17 characters),
- Records: 90 characters.
Its records are composed of the following elements:
Number | Position | Meaning |
---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Library |
2 | 1 | Entity type:
|
3 | 6 | Instance |
4 | 4 | Error number:
|
5 | 3 | Line number: This number is automatically
managed:
Note: For a record with an I entity type, this
number is automatically managed and contains the column number of
the erroneous field on the Screen.
|
6 | 1 | Severity of the error: An E standard severity is associated with each automatic or explicit error message. A W standard severity is associated with each warning entered for an error message. |
7 | 30 | Error message - First part: This part of
the message indicates the error type for automatic error messages
in the following manner:
You can modify it. For an explicit error message,
it is the first part of the message that is indicated in the Description field
on the -GE Lines (first 30 positions).
Note: For
a record with an I entity type, this number is automatically
managed. It contains the position of the corresponding Data Element
in the description of the Screen.
|
8 | 36 | Error message - Second part: For an automatic error message, it is the Data Element name. For an explicit error message, it is the second part of the message that is indicated in the Description field on the -GE Lines (position 31 to the end). |
Figure 1. Sample of a record
GCCHJIE0100054000ENON-NUMERIC CLASS DATA ELEMENT ACTION
LU1IDO000116 002 009
In this record, you can see the following elements:
- Library: GCC
- Entity type: H
- Instance: JIE010
- Error number: 0054
- Line number: 000
- Severity of the error: E
- Error message: from NON-NUMERIC CLASS DATA