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Second Level Text

Second level text displays when the user presses the Help key while first level text displays. Second level text describes why the message displayed and what actions the user can take. Since many functions may use this text, it should not be specific to the operation.

The following table shows CA 2E message types and their components.

Type

Message Name

1st Level Text

2nd Level Text

ERR

Yes

Yes

Yes

INF

Yes

Yes

Yes

CMP

Yes

Yes

Yes

STS

Yes

Yes

Yes

EXC

Yes

Yes

Yes

RTV

Yes

Yes

Yes

Messages of the EXC type should contain the command they process. For example, SBMJOB Customer Report.