Message form
Completing the Definition tab

Field

Description

Enter the text of the message as a skeleton, with placeholders in curly braces for parameters, as {1}, {2} and so on.

When this message rule is evaluated, text values for each parameter can be supplied, separated by the delimiter \t to indicate a tab character. The value may be a property reference, a JSP tag result, or a constant.

You can't use \n in this text to force a line break in the output. B-22117

Complete a row of this array for each numbered parameter in the message text. Order is significant.

Enter an arbitrary but unique alphabetic text label for each parameter. NJENC 3/13/03WHAT DOES THIS ACCOMPLISH?B-16143

Select an expected type for this parameter from the selection list. The Type determines how the parameter is recognized and processed:

• Name — The value is copied into the message. Use only alphanumeric characters in the name. No localization occurs. CLINB 2/20/04
• Number — Processed the same as Namein 02.
• Text — Use only for the last parameter. The text include tab characters. Supplied text is copied without processing into the message.
• Message — Identifies another Rule-Message key, which is processed rather than this Rule-Message to produce the content inserted onto the variable.
• Date — A date, reformatted according to the user locale.
• Time — A time, reformatted according to the user locale.
• DateTime — A date and time, reformatted according to the locale of the user.
• Integer — A whole number, reformatted according to the locale of the user.
• Decimal — A decimal value, reformatted according to the locale of the user.
• Decimal with currency — A monetary value.
• Localized Name — A Name value that the system is to localize. CLINB 2/20/04

Optional. Enter a default value for the parameter, as text. The system uses this value if the call to assemble the message does not provide a value for this parameter.