Severity

Description

INFO

Informational text about recording an event, which does not need any follow-up activity. It must help to understand the normal operation or can provide further information for later reviews, audits or investigations.

WARNING

Precautionary text about an application process that need later follow-up activity. The message provides information about who and how to solve the problem. It is necessary to avoid error situations in the future.

ERROR

Alarming text about an application process that terminates without completing the desired tasks. The application is still usable, but corrective actions need to be performed. The message also provides information about how to solve the problem.

FATAL

Alarming text about an application process that terminates without completing the desired tasks. The application is not usable anymore and cannot be started without corrective actions by experts. Customers will normally need to open trace messages to solve the problem.