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COLOR Keyword

The COLOR keyword sets the color in which CA Automation Point displays a message in the Merged Messages, Action Message Recall, and Normal Messages Recall windows.

This keyword has the following format:

COLOR(colorname)
colorname

Specifies the color of message text. The colorname value can be any of the following:

BLUE

YELLOW

TURQUOISE

BRIGHT BLUE

GREEN

BRIGHT TURQUOISE

RED

BRIGHT GREEN

PURPLE

BRIGHT RED

BROWN

BRIGHT PURPLE

WHITE

BRIGHT WHITE

GRAY

BLACK

 

 

Default: WHITE

Usage Note:

If the message was issued by the Notification Server, the color change appears in the function window with the default name of AP Notification Messages (VOXMSG window type). If the message was received by the CA OPS/MVS Interface, the color change appears in the function window with the default name of CA-OPS/MVS Messages (OPSMSG window type).

If the color black is selected for a message that is to be displayed in a window with a black background, the color of the message changes to white.

Example:

The following message indicates that the WTO buffer is full:

IEA404A  SEVERE WTO BUFFER SHORTAGE--100% FULL

The following rule alerts the operator to the buffer shortage problem by displaying message IEA404A in bright red text:

MSGID(IEA404A), COLOR(BRIGHT RED)