First msg-id and Last msg-id
A message unit cannot be processed until the message code has been specified. There are various ways of selecting one or more message units.
Explicit specification of the message code
The user enters a full seven-character message code, e.g. AAA0001, in the First msg-id field.
If the Last msg-id field also contains a full message code, e.g. AAA0005, a range with the lower limit AAA0001 and the upper limit AAA0005 is defined.
The four-character message number can consist of both digits and letters. Note that letters appear before digits in a sequence, e.g. CCC01AA, CCC01AB, ..., CCC01AZ, CCC01A0, ...., CCC01A9.
Implicit specification of the message code
A message code that begins with an invariable section and ends in one of the wildcard characters * or # is entered in the First msg-id field. The asterisk (*) indicates that the message code can end in letters or digits; the # character (which may be specified for the ADD-MSG and MODIFY-MSG functions) stands for digits only.
A full message code is entered in the Last msg-id field to specify the upper limit of a message range. Any partially qualified message code specified in this field is ignored.
Examples
CCC* | stands for | CCCAAAA, | CCCAAAB, | ..., | CCCAAAZ |
CCCAAA0, | CCCAAA1, | ..., | CCCAAA9 | ||
CCCAABA, | CCCAABB, | ..., | CCCAABZ | ||
... | CCC9999 | ||||
CC* | stands for | CCA..., | CCB..., | ..., | CCZ... |
* | stands for | selects all message units | |||
CCC01A# | stands for | CCC01A0, | CCC01A1, | ..., | CCC01A9 |
CCC# | stands for | CCC0000, | CCC0002, | ..., | CCC0009 |
CCC0010, | CCC0011, | ..., | CCC0019 | ||
CCC9990, | CCC9991, | ..., | CCC9999 | ||
CC# or C# or # not possible | |||||
Special keywords
(same)
The word (same) is displayed for information purposes in the Last msg-id or To msgid field. If the user accepts (same) as the field contents or overwrites it with blanks or null characters, the first and last message codes are identical (Last msg-id: (same)) or the message codes are not renamed (To msg-id: (same)).
(list)
The word (list) is displayed in the First msg-id and Last msg-id fields if a statement contains several message codes that cannot be grouped together in a range. (list) is displayed for information purposes only and cannot be entered in a field.
Language(s)
The word (list) is displayed in the Language(s) fields if a statement contains several message codes that cannot be grouped together in a range. Each language is identified by a single letter. The letter D is used for German and E for English. All other languages (up to eight) may have any abbreviation.
No entry means that the entire message unit is to be processed, including the message attributes and texts in all languages.
Message file
This field contains the name of a message file.
Usually the name in this field is the currently open message file; in some masks this default can be overwritten.