GUI Messages

Program #:   1606

Module:    Utilities

Overview

Use GUI Messages (program #1606) to create GUI messages and message groups. When the program opens, it displays a list of message groups. You can use these message groups to define either language or company-specific translations for use in the GUI version. You may create translations for each of these groups.

Other message programs include JAM Messages (program #1607), SQR Messages (program #1608), SQL Messages (program #1609), and IBS Messages (program #1610).

Note: You must notify IBS when you make any changes in this program so the changes can be copied back to IBS and stored in the message system that IBS delivers with new releases. This ensures that any changes you make survive upgrades.

In the main window of GUI Messages, customers do not have access to:

• Change Record

• New Record

• Delete Record

In the GUI Messages Details tab, customers do not have access to New Record.

Navigating to GUI Messages

Use the following steps to navigate to GUI Messages:

1.  From the main SBN toolbar, select Menu.

2.  From the drop-down menu, select Go To.

3.  In the Go To Program dialog box, type in "1606" and press enter.

  w The GUI Messages program opens.

The GUI Messages Window

The following graphic displays GUI Messages as the program opens.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in GUI Messages.

Using Common Functions

See the reference document Common Functions in SBN for more information.

Note: You may not delete a GUI Message Group that currently has messages.

Zooming to the Sublevel

Choose Zoom to view the GUI Messages sublevel in which you can define additional GUI message options.

The Details Tab

The following graphic shows GUI Messages Details tab. The tab displays messages attached to the selected GUI Message Group.

Field/Column Descriptions

The following table describes the fields and columns used in the sublevel of GUI Messages.

Searching for Specific Messages

Use the following steps to search for specific messages for a selected GUI Messages Group:

1.  In the GUI Messages Details tab, complete the search parameter fields.

2.  Choose Search.

  w SBN displays the results in the columns below the search parameters.

Using Message Translation

Use Message Translation to enter a message translation for a selected message based on language or company-specific requirements.

Field Descriptions

The following table describes the fields used in Message Translation.

Message Group Specifics

The following sections describe GUI message groups that have unique characteristics.

APP

When defining translations for the APP message group, you must define three translations, which must be entered in positions #1, #41, and #61 in the Message field. These positions represent the long, medium, and short translations for column headings.

ACTOPT

You can define company-specific translations for the ACTOPT message group. Only the company-specific translations show in SBN for this message group; the language translations do not show.

Translating a Message

Use the following steps to translate a message:

1.  In GUI Messages Details tab, select the message you want to translate.

2.  Choose Translate.

  w The Message Translation dialog box opens.

3.  Complete the fields as needed.

4.  Choose OK.

Note: If the selected language does not match the selected company's specified language(s), SBN translates the message to default Company 0/Language 1.

Installing and Compiling Messages

Use Installing and Compiling messages to install the messages that have been changed to the system. SBN automatically installs GUI Messages.

Note: SBN installation does not change GUI messages that the customer has modified. IBS no longer tracks the GUI messages that the customer modifies.

Customers can modify the GUI menu system descriptions. SBN installation does not change the GUI menu system descriptions that the customer modifies; IBS does not track or store customer modifications to the GUI menu system descriptions.

Use the following steps to install messages:

1.  In the GUI Messages Details tab, choose Install and Compile Message.

  w A confirmation box opens.

2.  Choose Yes.

Button Functions

The following table displays the buttons, describes the shortcut keys, actions and functionality.

Modifications and Updates to GUI Messages

The following table lists modifications and updates to the GUI Messages document.