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Naming Convention for Messages

The standard format suggested for CA MIM messages is:

MIM####t

Where #### is a decimal number from 0001 through 9999. t is one of the following letters that are used to designate the message type:

A

Specifies an action message

E

Specifies an error message

I

Specifies an informational message

W

Specifies a warning message

Within this naming standard, message number ranges are reserved for use by functional areas and facilities. The current ranges for message numbers are listed here:

Range

Functional Area

MIM0001 - MIM0999

CA MIM General Messages

MIM0500 - MIM0599

GCS (VM) Messages

MIM0600 - MIM0799

CA MIM General Messages

MIM0800 - MIM0899

Message Facility

MIM2000 - MIM2999

GTAF and TPCF

MIM3000 - MIM3999

GCMF

MIM5000 - MIM5999

Open

MIM6000 - MIM6999

ICMF

MIM7000 - MIM7999

Open

MIM8000 - MIM8399

Used to define the variable text segments substituted in the @n parameters