On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:28:51 -0500, John P. Baker <john.ba...@hfdtechs.com> wrote:
>John, > >A lot of the messages that use different message ids are setup to display >the various messages conditionally and construct the WTO parameter list >dynamically. > >Philosophically, I think that the approach that I would take would be that >if a multi-line message incorporates all lines unconditionally, then use the >same message id on all lines, and if the multi-line message incorporates >some lines conditionally, then use different message ids on different lines, >as illustrated below -- > >ABC0001I Unconditional line 1 >ABC0001I Unconditional line 2 >ABC0001I Unconditional line 3 >ABC0001I Unconditional line 4 > >ABC0011I Unconditional line 11 >ABC0012I Unconditional line 12 >ABC0013I Conditional line 13 >ABC0014I Conditional line 14 >ABC0015I Unconditional line 15 > >In the 1st example, above, message ids ABC0002I, ABC0003I, and ABC0004I are >to be reserved. This provides that the message ids can be appropriated in >the case that ABC0002I or ABC0003I is changed to conditional incorporation >at some future time. > >There is a second argument to be made in favor of using different message >ids where the message lines contain variable data, which may require a >detailed explanation in a messages guide. > John, The IBM Corporate Standard for Message Formats (which I own), states that only a single message ID is proper for multi-line messages. However, the standard was formulated well before messages became the lingua franca of automation, and having a message ID on each line allows the automation to infer what format the information on the line is in. Also, as you say, some multi-line messages are assembled dynamically by connecting lines together, a situation that the standard really doesn't address. W. Kevin Kelley -- IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
