The System Messages Log pane displays up to the last 50 system messages appeared on the application window for the current user since the last login. By default this pane is visible and located at the bottom part of SAP Business One application, but you can close it, move it, and re size it as required, like any other application window.
To access the window, choose
.Select this checkbox to display in the system message log system messages of type error. When an error message is displayed, you cannot complete the task you were doing, and you must first solve the problem that triggered the error message to appear. Example You have created a delivery and chosen the Add button, but you have not specified a delivery date. The system message: Delivery Date is missing appeared. This is an error message. Only after you specify a delivery date in the Delivery Date field, you will be able to add the delivery document. End of the example. |
Select this checkbox to display system messages of type warning in the log. When a warning message appears, you can complete the task you were doing, but first you have to choose whether to ignore the problem reported in the warning message or to solve it. Example You have created goods receipt PO and chosen the Add button, but you have not specified any prices in the document. The following warning message appears: Document total is zero. Continue? by choosing the Yes button you can complete the task and add the document, by choosing the No button you can review your document again and then add it or save it as a draft if you are not sure. End of the example. |
Select this checkbox to display system messages of type information in the system message log. Information type message enables you to choose between two (or more) possible options, depends on your business needs. Example You have created a sales order, and only after you have specified the different items in the table, you have specified the delivery date. The following information message appears: Update existing rows? if you choose the Yes button, the delivery date is applied on the items in the table, if you choose the No button, the current date is set to the items in the table. End of the example. |
Select from the dropdown list the number of system messages to display in the system message log. You can choose number between 5 to 50 with intervals of 5. The default value in this field is 50. If the number of system messages occurred is bigger than the number you have chosen in this field, the more recent messages are displayed. |
Displays the message text as appeared in the system message dialog box, or on the status bar. |
Indicates whether a help page is available for the system message. If available, Help hyper link appears in the row. Click it to read detailed information about the system message. If help page is not available for the system message, this field is empty. |
When relevant, provides you with specific details about what and why the system message appeared. Example You have created a sales order and chosen the Add button, but you have not specified a delivery date. The system message Delivery Date is missing is displayed on the status bar and also in the system message log. In the Context column the following information is displayed Field: Delivery Date, indicating that the Delivery Date field is the source of the problem. End of the example. |
Displays the date and time on which the system message occurred. This column is sorted in a descending order: the latest system message appears in the first row, earlier system messages appear in later rows. The formats of the date and time are according the definition made in: . |
When available, displays the unique identifier of the system message, combined of eight or nine digits. You can use the message ID as a search key in the online help. Example The message ID of the system message Delivery Date is missing is 10000442. End of the example. |