Messages

The Navigation Pane

This shows the message selection, containing a list of the messages already set up and listed alphabetically by description with corresponding code.

Message selection

Select a message from the list to edit or select Add from the menu bar to create a new message.

Move multiple messages into a group by either holding shift whilst clicking to select a block of messages, or by holding ctrl whilst clicking to select multiple messages and then drag them into the desired group in the message selection list.

• Code - Message code
• Description - Message description

Filter

type in characters to search for messages with the specific text. As you type into the filter the list will update with messages matching the filter criteria selected. To view the messages within the category click on the to the left of the category title.

The Editing Pane

At the top above the properties the code and description of the message are shown in bold, the properties of the message are shown under this. If it's a new message these properties be empty and ready for input, if it's an existing message they will already be populated.

Properties

• Group - Messages are arranged into groups so that they can appear together in the message selection list.

When creating or editing a message, you can either select a group from the drop down list or type a name to create a new group.

• Code - the code for the message. This code may be numbers or letters and can be up to 15 characters. It is useful to make the code meaningful so that it has some identification when viewed within the scripts.
• Title - the message title displayed in the bar above the main body of text, as viewed by an operator. Messages provided in the model use the titles such as ‘Customer Survey’ in the above example.
• Style -
• Description -
• Link text -
• Link URL -
• Parameters -
• Test -

Preview

Displays a preview of the selected message and any adjustments you may have made in the properties section of the editing pane.

• Width

Creating/Editing Messages

When a new message is created or edit has been selected on a current message you can click on the Text button to change the contents of the message.