Processing a Message 

Use

You want to display a message for the user on the screen, which will inform the user that an error has occurred, for example. If several messages are to be displayed, these will not be shown in the status bar, but in a table. Using the Message Editor, you can create, edit, and delete messages. 

Procedure

Creating a Message

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       1.      Open the Message Editor by choosing the entry Message Editor in the context menu for a Web Dynpro component on the node Message Pool. The user interface of the Message Editor appears.

       2.      If you choose  Add Message, a dialog box appears in which you can create a message. Enter a name for the message key and select the message type using the dropdown list box or the possible entries help (F4).

       3.      Now enter the corresponding message text. Save the messages by placing the cursor on the project name in the Web Dynpro Explorer and choosing Save all Metadata in the context menu. See also: Message Editor.

Changing a Message

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       1.      Open the Message Editor as described above. A dialog box appears that contains the messages already created. See the following examples:

       2.      Click on an entry to select it.

       3.      If you choose  Edit this Message –Open Editor Dialog, a dialog box appears in which you can edit or change an existing message.

       4.      After you have made your modifications, choose OK to confirm the changes. To save the modifications, choose Save all Metadata in the context menu for the Web Dynpro project in the Web Dynpro Explorer.

Deleting a Message

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       1.      Open the Message Editor as described above.

       2.      Click on an entry to select it.

       3.      If you choose  Delete this Message, the system deletes the message immediately without asking for confirmation. After you have deleted the entry, you save the modifications by choosing Save all Metadata in the context menu for the Web Dynpro project in the Web Dynpro Explorer.

Result

Using the wizard support of the Message Editor, you have created messages that are available for error handling in Web Dynpro applications and inform the user if errors occur during the execution of the application.