Adding a New Message to an Existing Message Class

You add a message to a message class in order to group it.

Prerequisites

A valid message class must exist in the ABAP repository.

Context

You assign a message to a message class when creating a message.

Procedure

Choose Goto Messages.

The system displays a list of all messages belonging to the message class.
On the application toolbar, choose Next free number.
Choose Selected entries.

The next free line is ready for input.

Caution

If you choose with the quick info text Display <-> Change, all lines are ready for input. Thus the system locks all messages of the message class and other users cannot change or add a message in this message class.
Enter the text for the message.

If the text is self-explanatory, choose the corresponding checkbox in the Self-explanatory column. If not, in the application toolbar, choose the Long text pushbutton and add a description of the message.
Choose with the quick info text Save.

Results

The system creates the message in the development object Message Classes and can be called in an ABAP program using the message statement. The message is stored in table T100 and can be displayed.